Boots On The Ground: A Christmas In New York

Beerguyrob - January 30, 2019May 26, 2020

I went away on vacation this Christmas, and abandoned the site for a couple of weeks. In exchange for that kindness, I promised I would write up a post about said experience. I've been saving it for a day bereft of content. Save for Low Commander's excellent post on his

[DFO] History Corner Presents: A Prohibition Centenary Post

Beerguyrob - January 16, 2019January 16, 2019

The positive reaction to my World War One Centenary posts has encouraged me to expound upon other topics. But rather than tie all of them in with the Open Threads - because the length of some made scrolling a chore for others - I will make them their own stand-alone

The Saturday Afternoon World War One Centenary Post

Beerguyrob - November 10, 2018November 9, 2018

During the course of the year, I have taken to various Open Threads to teach about pivotal or interesting moments during the course of 1918, the final year of the war. The mutual goals were to keep you interested and provide reading entertainment on evenings when the sports calendar was

Your Decidedly Unsexy But Historically Accurate Friday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

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O HAI! It's your old pal Beerguyrob, and I've asked Seamus if I could host tonight's Friday soiree, since I have a particular interest in the date. He was a surprisingly tough negotiator, because Fridays are near & dear to his heart. But after sweetening the offer once or twice, I was able to