To Find the Principles

"In fiction, the principles are given, to find
the facts: in history, the facts are given,
to find the principles; and the writer
who does not explain the phenomena
as well as state them performs
only one half of his office."

Thomas Babington Macaulay,
"History," Edinburgh Review, 1828

Showing posts with label August Anniversaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August Anniversaries. Show all posts
Monday, August 31, 2015

Artifact of the Moment: "Souvenir de la Libération": France, 1944

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As the anniversary of the start of World War II draws near, time to squeeze in one more piece on the endgame. Recently, it was Okinawa and H...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

August 2002: Julia Child's Kitchen Becomes Historical. And stray thoughts on the period room (not necessarily in that order)

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Traditional "period rooms," once a staple feature of the museum of history or fine arts, fell into disrepute in recent years for ...

Prerequisite to World War II: the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

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Any commemoration of the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II would be incomplete if it neglected the sordid bargain that preceded an...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

V-J Day or VFE Day? August 10 or August 15?

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In the previous post , I described how my parents learned about the atomic bomb and victory over Japan. In the course of writing up that ...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

How My Parents Learned About the Atomic Bomb

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If it's early August, it must be time for the obligatory reflection on the dropping of the atomic bomb, a doubly topical subject this ye...
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