Metamorphosis: Martin Van Buren. The inscriptions of “A beautiful goblet of White-House champagne” and “An ugly mug of log-cabin hard cider” applied to this stipple engraving and etching convey the transformation that resulted from William Henry Harrison’s successful 1840 “Log Cabin and Hard Cider” presidential campaign against Martin Van Buren, who was depicted as a dandy in the contest.
Even though MVB grew up in a tavern and WHH on a filthy rich plantation
maTTY
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when somebody cuts you off mid-story
When someone cuts you off in the middle of your history story:
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Thank god the First World War-related tags are no longer wall-to-wall spammed with WWII posts.
Filing “What the devil kind of knight art thou that cannot slay a hedgehog with your naked ass?” under “Phrases to Work into Everyday Conversation.”
Admittedly, I want to work that whole glorious Cossack diss-track into everyday conversation.
Today we learned about the darkest period of Russian history:
The Beard Tax.
TR at Sagamore Hill, his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island
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BASICALLY IF YOU GUYS ARE NOT FOLLOWING THIS BLOG YOU ARE MISSING OUT.
More like Shagamore Hill, if you ask me.
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Someday, I may stop annoying you with jokes pairing history and/or politics with quotes from Mean Girls, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and/or Arrested Development.
Today is not that day.
Lincoln CANNOT catch a break.
Man, he just has the shittiest luck with anything involving theaters.
