TheJBW
TheJBW t1_ix1qj2h wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount in TIL of John R. Baylor the self-proclaimed 'governor' of Arizona who was a Confederate Colonel whose self-appointment was later approved by Jefferson Davis. Baylor gave orders to exterminate the indigenous Apache and when Davis got wind of it he rescinded the orders as well as Baylor's governorship. by ChronosBlitz
"I'm all for enslaving and torturing millions, but that's just too much."
- Jefferson Davis (probably)
TheJBW t1_j9ikuk3 wrote
Reply to comment by RobThorpe in TIL the tradition of naming American tanks after generals was actually started by the British during WW2. by edwardrha
Yeah, but you also did “Dreadnought” and then slapped that name on a ship so fucking awesome that all battleships that came after it had to be called dreadnoughts.