On holidays, especially ones like Memorial Day and Veterans Day, I see Facebook filled with memes and statements honoring soldiers and their sacrifices. Which is fine. I appreciate their sacrifices, too. But have you ever seen one asking people to honor the sacrifices of the labor movement on Labor Day? I’ll bet not. And if […]
Tag: Theodore Roosevelt
The Brownsville Affair & the 25th Infantry
If you’ve read my book The Buffalo Soldier, (click here to check it out!) you may remember it includes the 25th Infantry Regiment of the US Army. They were stationed at Fort Missoula in Montana in 1896. The 25th was also among the first of the short-lived bicycle regiments in the US Army. The same […]
Grand Canyon National Monument Created
After taking a break for the holidays, I’m back with a new blog on the creation of Grand Canyon National Monument. January 11 of 1908 was the day that President Theodore Roosevelt designated the Grand Canyon as a national monument. This set aside about 800,000 acres of land for the public use in the United […]