Big Government » Agincourt http://biggovernment.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Wednesday Open Thread: Harry Edition http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/03/03/wednesday-open-thread-harry-edition/ http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/03/03/wednesday-open-thread-harry-edition/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:59:11 +0000 Publius http://biggovernment.com/?p=83638 Today is generally a day of liberation. Several nations declared independence today. The United States banned the importation of slaves in 1807. In 1861, Tsar Alexander II emancipated the serfs in Russia. Bear with us, but we think this is appropriate today:

]]> http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/03/03/wednesday-open-thread-harry-edition/feed/ 34 Sunday Open Thread: St. Crispin Day Edition http://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/10/25/sunday-open-thread-st-crispin-day-edition/ http://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/10/25/sunday-open-thread-st-crispin-day-edition/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:30:10 +0000 Publius http://biggovernment.com/?p=20730 Today is St. Crispin Day, anniversay of the Battle of Agincourt, fought in 1415. The outnumbered English, employing superior technology and tactics, destroyed an overwhelming French force.

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Today is also the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade, from the Battle of Balaclava in 1854.

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