List of Posts to dwkcommentaries—Topical: United States (HISTORY)

 

# Date Title
    William Brown and His  Descendants, c. 1669–1813
256 05/07/12 Rev. Charles Edwin Brown’s Lineage in America
258 05/12/12 Ancestor’s Military Service in King George’s War
288 07/12/12 Ancestors’ Military Service in the French and Indian War
289 07/14/12 Ancestor’s Service as Leader of Leicester, Massachusetts
290 07/16/12 Great Britain’s Deteriorating Relationship with Her American Colonies, 1765-1775
293 07/20/12 The American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
294 07/22/12 The American Revolutionary War’s Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775
295 07/24/12 The American Revolutionary War’s Mustering of the Minute Men, April 1775
295A 07/24/12 Comment: Response to Kristi Paxton’s comment
417 04/20/13 Watertown, Massachusetts, 238 Years Ago
296 07/27/12 The American Revolutionary War’s Siege of Boston, April 19, 1775–March 17, 1776
296A 08/14/12 Comment: David McCullough on the Siege of Boston
297 07/30/12 The American Revolutionary War’s Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775
297A 04/27/13 Comment: New Book on Battle of Bunker Hill
304 08/13/12 The American Revolutionary War’s Campaign for New York and New Jersey, March 1776–January 1777
856 07/04/16 Caveats to Celebration of American Declaration of Independence
328 10/08/12 The American Revolutionary War’s Battle of Brooklyn (Long Island), August 1776
329 10/10/12 The American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights, New York, September 1776
330 10/12/12 The American Revolutionary War: The Battle of White Plains, October 1776
443 07/04/13 The “Revolutionary Summer” of 1776
331 10/14/12 The American Revolutionary War’s End in New York City, 1783
381 01/30/13 Rev. Philip Perry Brown and Betsy Dickey Brown
    Rev. Charles Edwin Brown, 1813-1901
381 01/30/13 Rev. Philip Perry Brown and Betsy Dickey Brown
254 04/29/12 An 1842 Journey from New York to the Iowa Territory
363 12/19/12 Rev. Charles Edwin Brown’s Baptist Missionary Work in Iowa, 1842-1851
364 12/22/12 Rev. Charles Edwin Brown’s Recuperation in New York, 1851-1857
366 12/26/12 Rev. Charles Edwin Brown’s Baptist Missionary Work in Iowa, 1857-1887
400 03/14/13 James DeGrush Brown and Ella Francelia Dye Brown
    William Carlos Brown, 1853-1924
506 05/15/14 William Carlos Brown: A 19th Century Railroading Success Story
507 05/18/14 The New York Central Railroad at the Start of the 20th Century
511 05/30/14 William Carlos Brown’s New York Central Railroad Career
513 06/06/14 William Carlos Brown’s Loyalty to His Parents and Home State of Iowa
524 06/30/14 PBS’ “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”
541 08/26/14 Coming Soon—“The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”
512 06/03/14 The U.S. Presidential Election of 1900
514 06/10/14 Theodore Roosevelt’s Involvement in the U.S. Presidential Election of 1900
523 06/28/14 Assassination of President William McKinley and Swearing-In of Theodore Roosevelt as President
529 07/16/14 Federal Regulation of the Railroads in U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s First Term (1901-1905): Introduction
631 03/03/15 The 1901 Contest for Control of the Northern Pacific Railway
530 07/20/14 Federal Regulation of the Railroads in U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s First Term (1901-1905): The Northern Securities Case
531 07/24/14 Federal Regulation of the Railroads in U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s First Term (1901-1905): The Elkins Act
532 07/28/14 Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 Election as U.S. President
539 08/19/14 Federal Regulation of the Railroads in U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s Second Term (1905-1909): Introduction
542 08/29/14 Federal Regulation of the Railroads in U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s Second Term (1905-1909): The Hepburn Act
548 09/08/14 Reactions to the Hepburn Act Regarding Railroad Freight Rates, July-December 1906
549 09/11/14 U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s Second Term: The Economy and Securities Markets of 1906-1907
550 09/12/14 Public Debate About U.S. Regulation of Railroads, January-May 1907
551 09/13/14 President Theodore Roosevelt and William C. Brown’s Interactions Regarding Railroad Regulation, January-May 1907
552 09/14/14 President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Decoration Day” Speech About Railroads (May 30, 1907)
1165 04/06/18 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s Second Termn (1905-1909): Federal Regulation of Railroads
1166 04/07/18 New York Central Railroad’s 1907 Woodlawn Crash
562 10/24/14 Andrew Carnegie’s Quest for Peace
562A 12/12/14 Comment: Carnegie Mansion Renovation
382 02/02/13 Grand Central Terminal’s Centennial
410 04/07/13 Another Report on Grand Central Terminal’s Centennial
    U.S. History, 1776–1917
389 02/19/13 The Fate of Black British Loyalists in the American Revolutionary War
390 02/21/13 The Black British Loyalists Through the Eyes of Lawrence Hill
391 02/23/13 Further Reflections on “The Book of Negroes” Novel
964 02/15/17 U.S. First Congress: Overview, 1789-1791
966 02/18/17 U.S. First Congress: Creation of the Federal Judiciary, 1789
967 02/20/17 U.S. First Congress: Establishment of Racial Categories for U.S. Census and Citizenship Naturalization, 1790
968 02/22/17 U.S. First Congress: Debates Slavery, 1790
970 03/04/17 U.S. First Congress: Adoption of the First Ten Amendments to the  U.S. Constitution
432 05/31/13 Slavery in Minnesota
340 11/03/12 The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
341 11/06/12 White Settler’s Contemporaneous Reaction to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
426 05/21/13 Abraham Lincoln’s Involvement in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
436 06/11/13 U.S. Military Commission Trials of Dakota Indians After the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
441 06/24/13 President Abraham Lincoln’s Involvement in the Military Commission’s Convictions and Sentences of the Dakota Indians`
344 11/09/12 The Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
344A 12/11/12 Comment: Minnesota Public Radio’s Resources on the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
367 12/26/12 Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Hanging of the “Dakota 38”
373 01/12/13 Minneapolis and St. Paul Declare U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 “Genocide”
347 11/18/12 Remembering the U.S.-Dakota War at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church (Part I)
350 11/25/12 Remembering the U.S.-Dakota War at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church (Part II)
351 11/29/12 Remembering the U.S.-Dakota War at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church (Part III)
357 12/10/12 Personal Reflections on the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
585 12/08/14 An Enjoyable Thanksgiving Day in Nebraska City, Nebraska
1308 11/15/18 Beschloss Discusses “Presidents of War” at Westminster Town Hall Forum
    U.S. History, 1918-2017
259 05/13/12 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy Encounters Langston Hughes at Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater
277 06/14/12 Joseph Welch Before the Army-McCarthy Hearings
272 06/08/12 The U.S. Army’s Hiring of Attorney Joseph Welch for the Army-McCarthy Hearings
270 06/04/12 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy’s Nemesis: Attorney Joseph Welch
271 06/06/12 Attorney Joseph Welch’s Performance at the Army-McCarthy Hearings
274 06/10/12 President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Involvement in the Army-McCarthy Hearings
275 06/12/12 Joseph Welch After the Army-McCarthy Hearings
284 06/27/12 Legal Ethics Issues in the “Anatomy of a Murder” Movie
284A 06/25/14 Comment (Peter Bernard: Cover of Foreign Affairs (July/August 2014) uses “Anatomy of a Murder” Artwork
284B 06/25/14 Comment: Response to Peter Bernard on Foreign Affairs Cover
1025 07/26/17 President Eisenhower’s Secret Campaign Against Senator Joe McCarthy
1042 09/04/17 Bobby Kennedy’s Obsession with Combatting Communist Cuba
1039 08/29/17 The Tragic Extinguishment of the Eloquence of Robert F. Kennedy
14 04/16/11 Encounters with Candidates JFK and LBJ
15 04/17/11 Questioning President Lyndon Johnson
52 05/31/11 The Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Litigation
97 07/31/11 Minneapolis Police’s Pretextual Arrests of Political Dissidents in 1970
312 09/06/12 Minneapolis Public Schools Desegregation/Integration Litigation, 1971-1977
314 09/09/12 Minneapolis Public Schools’ Desegregation/Integration Litigation, 1978-1983
315 09/11/12 The Impact of the Minneapolis Public Schools Desegregation/Integration Litigation on Native American Children
99 08/02/11 The Lutheran Pastor at the 1973 Siege of Wounded Knee
42 05/22/11 The Sanctuary Movement Case
1308 11/15/18 Beschloss Discusses “Presidents of War” at Westminster Town Hall Forum
    Edward B. Burling, 1870-1966
1141 02/17/18 Edward B. Burling’s Early Years in Iowa, 1870-1890
1142 02/18/18 Edward B. Burling’s Years at Harvard University, 1890-1894
1143 02/19/18 Edward B. Burling: The Chicago Attorney, 1895-1917
1144 02/20/18 Edward B. Burling: The Federal Government Attorney, 1917-1918
1145 02/21/18 Edward B. Burling: The Prominent Washington, D.C. Attorney, 1919-1966
1138 02/13/18 Katherine Graham’s Connections with Harry Hopkins and Edward B. Burling
1146 02/22/18 Edward B. Burling’s Life-Long Friendship with Learned Hand
1149 02/25/18 Edward B. Burling: The Character of the Man
1150 02/26/18 The Joy of Researching and Writing About Edward B. Burling and Joseph Welch