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Old 01-24-2006, 04:34 PM
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And of course American history isn't necessarily the most fascinating...when is your favorite time? I enjoy the industrial revolution; the 1840's to 1930's or so in America.
My speciality is European history from the medieval times through Napoleon- approximately the fall of the Byzantine Empire to just after the French Revolution. I am a history geek- I get all when I read/talk about it.

Has anyone besides me TiVo'd The Presidents on The History Channel?? I have been gorging myself on that program. Good stuff. They were courageous enough to talk about our gay president, but not courageous enough to talk about one of our most racist presidents. Oh, well... nobody's perfect.
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My speciality is European history from the medieval times through Napoleon- approximately the fall of the Byzantine Empire to just after the French Revolution. I am a history geek- I get all when I read/talk about it.

Has anyone besides me TiVo'd The Presidents on The History Channel?? I have been gorging myself on that program. Good stuff. They were courageous enough to talk about our gay president, but not courageous enough to talk about one of our most racist presidents. Oh, well... nobody's perfect.
Who's our gay president? Who's the most racist? I would watch it if I had cable.
Isn't that Mariel's specialty, too? Weird.
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Who's our gay president?
James Buchanan. He never married and he lived with his lover, Vice-President William King (v.p. under Franklin Pierce) for sixteen years.

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Woodrow Wilson.
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James Buchanan. He never married and he lived with his lover, Vice-President William King (v.p. under Franklin Pierce) for sixteen years.
Hey, he's one of my ancestors. That's about the only interesting, non-****ty thing I've ever heard about him!
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Hey, he's one of my ancestors. That's about the only interesting, non-****ty thing I've ever heard about him!
He's kind of the Edward II of the U.S. He chose to be ineffectual, which is why he's so reviled. He certainly should have never been president, however, there are worse ones out there.... Dubya, for one.
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I got a 21, but then again, US History never interested me in the slightest. You should see my notebooks from those classes - full of doodles.
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Damn, I got 6 wrong. ANd I thought I knew a couple things. guess not./
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I took it last week when it was posted on the Seven Wonders board and got a 29.
Just curious, which one did you miss?
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