May 4 — What A Day — Part Two
The Haymarket massacre (or Haymarket riot) took place on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at the Haymarket Square in Chicago. It became the September 11 of its time. It began as a rally in support of striking workers.
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May 1 -“”Mission Accomplished” — NOT
“Mission Accomplished.” May 1 is the seventh anniversary of the day that banner hung above the USS Abraham Lincoln. Remember? What painful memories that image brings back!
Wichita YAFs: Some New Light on Who’s “Welcomed” and Who’s Not
Very interesting – the conversation about the “Expectations” and the framework for the Wichita YAF conference gets more interesting by the day. Two recent communications are especially intriguing and revealing. First, yesterday a member of the Wichita Planning Committee contacted me, and asked if I really thought they and their rules were really unwelcoming.
Annie Dillard: The Writer Closest to God?
This blog post is a mistake, or reflects one: In my phone calendar, January 20 is listed as writer Annie Dillard’s birthday. But that’s a mistake. Dillard will turn 78, deo volente, on April 30. Today is, well, just today. But in many of the theologies Dillard does not believe in, there are no mistakes. … Continue reading Annie Dillard: The Writer Closest to God?
YAF Wichita Update: The Case of the Missing Tweets
Well, one of the messages mentioned in the previous post about age-related putdowns has already disappeared from the web. Gone, perhaps, but not forgotten. Here’s the text, mercifully brief but to the point, about: >> 1. An almost 70yo man decrying moral choices of youth–ironic. >> “Almost 70yo” BTW, is Tweet-speak for nearly 70 years … Continue reading YAF Wichita Update: The Case of the Missing Tweets