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ParsnipPizza2 t1_j60wucl wrote
Reply to On Amazing Tales CT: why is Nathan Hale CT’s official State Hero? Did he really say, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,” before being hanged as America's first spy? Learn the story behind Hale. Find the podcast URL under comments by CTHistory42
Another take people might be interested in is The Martyr and the Traitor by Virginia DeJohn Anderson.
It talks about Hale, plus another young man from Connecticut (Moses Dunbar) who ended up spying for the British and being hanged. The broader historical question it explores is about how people chose sides and who gets remembered. Pretty cool book.
ParsnipPizza2 t1_j5sn4qo wrote
Reply to comment by SaranghaeHoe in Lamont proposes allowing CT pharmacists to prescribe birth control by gabbydeben
They don't forget, they just don't care. Being able to get pregnant when their god wants you to is more important than health to them.
ParsnipPizza2 t1_iyk8m1j wrote
Reply to comment by mnrmancil in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
... you're joking, right?
ParsnipPizza2 t1_iyk8jbn wrote
Reply to comment by zrzone in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
I imagine there are lots of people who find the South obnoxious everywhere.
ParsnipPizza2 t1_iyk51y3 wrote
Reply to comment by Favicool in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
The Soviets practiced a scorched earth policy. If it looked like an area was going to fall into German hands, EVERYTHING got destroyed.
There were no trains to capture because they were all blown up or farther east.
ParsnipPizza2 t1_it4hv0i wrote
Reply to comment by Wyndeward in Why is Bob Stefanowski even running by pinktwillshirt
>It originally favored the wealthy, in part, because they were educated and partly because they were the ones who set up this experiment in representative democracy
And because they specifically formatted things to suppress the will of the people in favor of what the rich wanted.
Not kidding. Quite a number of the fabled Founders thought too much democracy was a bad thing and sought to establish a ruling class without quite going straight up monarchist.
ParsnipPizza2 t1_j9004zg wrote
Reply to What are y’all doing tonight? by jacksparrahh
Bit of vodka, some inauthentic but pretty good Tex-Mex, and watching Daria.