November 16, 2018, marks the 330th anniversary of one of the great travesties of American history. On that date in 1688, the citizens of Boston executed Ann “Goody” Glover for being a witch. The tragedy of the event is compounded by the story being little remembered despite its echoes in the events of today and the lessons it could teach. Not much is known … [Read more...] about Accussed of Being a Witch, Hung on Evidence of Being an Irish Catholic
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The Almighty Sent the Blight, but the English Created the Famine
Between the years 1845 and 1851, Ireland lost at a minimum 25% of its population, with over one million dead and another million emigrating. The literal root cause being a mold Phytophthora infestans which destroyed the foundation of the Irish diet based on the potato. This period is inaccurately referred to as “the Irish Potato Famine”, but this obscures the true source and … [Read more...] about The Almighty Sent the Blight, but the English Created the Famine