History Havoc
Bringing a Little Chaos to History
Where Will History Take You Today?
Travel
One of the things I love most is to travel the world. I’ve been very fortunate to have visited 16 different countries, mostly…
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About Me
Hello and welcome to History Havoc. I created this site a few years ago (I had to delete the old site…
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Book Review – The Billion Dollar Spy
What is going on History fans! Today I wanted to talk about a book recommendation called, The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman. I am a child of the Cold War, at least the end of the Cold War. I have a lot of memories as a child in school dealing with nuclear bomb…
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All Quiet on the Western Front – First Reaction
I have been waiting for All Quiet on the Western Front since I first saw it advertised over a month ago. The previews were great, and I had high expectations for the movie. A little background on me, I read the book just over a year ago and absolutely loved it. It was one of…
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Attendance as Economic Growth in 1880s Baseball
In sports, economic growth can be measured by attendance figures. After all, any sports franchise needs to draw fans to its games to make money and thus compete within its own league. For this post, I want to look at attendance figures from baseball during the 1880s compared to the growth of some of the…
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Book Review – Evil Has a Name
Next in my book review series for 2022 is Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation by Paul Homes, Jim Clemente, and Peter McDonnell. While this may not be the typical history book that I read and review, the story was a huge part of history in the US,…
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Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi
Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi Last year I was teaching about JFK in my US History class. Most of the students knew little about him, but they knew he was shot. So, we started discussing some of the things he did as president and then we got to his assassination. Diving into this, even briefly,…
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We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
One of my favorite musical artists has long been Billy Joel. I can still remember going into Service Merchandise in the mall to buy the album Innocent Man for my brother for Christmas. I grew up with the sounds of him playing the piano, and still listen to this day. Plus, it was one of…
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Journey to Korea to Teach
In 2009 I moved to South Korea to teach English. I was living in Florida and trying to become a teacher. The economy was terrible, and most districts were not hiring new teachers. So, I took off for the first place I could find where I could teach, South Korea. Using a recruiter I found…
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Welcome to History Havoc
Welcome to the new site at History Havoc. The old site was attacked by malware that I could not get removed, so I deleted it all and started fresh. Here I hope to bring you history news, notes, and tidbits as I study and learn. If you did not follow the blog before, I invite…
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