Any History Buffs Here?

[grease lightnin]

Snowball, my family owned a plantation in Prince George's Co. Maryland. It was a tobacco farm in Upper Marlboro.

When the US Census came shortly before Civil War in 1860, my family farm reported less than 10 slaves to the census taker.

A couple years later in 1864, the Maryland slave census was done, after the emancipation proclaimation, (border states didn't have to set their slaves free as a result of the emancipation proclaimation), and 67 slaves reported they were owned by my family.

Even though they owned a ton of slaves, they lied and only reported a few when the Fed Census came in 1860 because the war was about to break out--and fears that "property" was about to be confiscated, as reported by the local newspaper, The Planter's Advocate. They hid their slaves because they knew the Feds wanted to set them free.

Actually, even further against this idea that the South wanted to end slavery....the book idea that I mentioned earlier was based off of an event that happened in 1878, in my family. And the research I have done has more than satisfied me that even though slaves had been set free, my family had "farm hands" (slaves) well into the 1880's.

So fukk off with your bullshit. But thanks for being respectful re: my sons. They are great kids. Much better than I was.

[Roadtrip635]

I've always had a big interest in Military History throughout the ages. I've been especially interested in WWII, my Dad was a WWII vet. I listened to my Dad and his Army buddies as they told stories of the war. I especially enjoy listening to the stories from people that actually lived it, those untold personal stories. Throughout my life, I've listened to the WWII vets and there's nothing like oral history.

I've been allowed to sit with Alan Shepard and a few of his old war buddies as they relived old stories while drinking a lot of Scotch.
I was also very honored to have sat and spoken at length, several times with David Lee "Tex" Hill, who was one of the original AVG "Flying Tigers" Tex was an absolute legend and a hero. Tex had the best stories, I'd sit there for hours awed and enthralled.

[kyhawk]

Great WW1 and WW2 stuff on Ytube.

[eidolon]

HBO should do a season special, where each episode is a different scenario of history. So like 10 different scenarios throughout history; each one an hour or 2 long.
I would be interested.

[The Kraken]

HBO should do a season special, where each episode is a different scenario of history. So like 10 different scenarios throughout history; each one an hour or 2 long.
I would be interested.

This would be fantastic. I think there would be a market for it as well.

I'll email them and see what they think.

[The Kraken]

It's great to see so many guys with different interests in history

East coast mafia history, cocaine drug trade in the 70's and 80's , Am Rev War/US-Mexico War/Vietnam War (my favs), WW2 is huge and I find it fascinating I have to break it down into theatres and battles, my grandfather was a pilot in the pacific theater

I really have zero interest in religious history but I respect it and the role it's played in getting us where we're at

I honestly have very little interest in other countries history. Not so much that I'm not interested because I am, but there's only so many hours in a day, and the US has plenty of history to keep me busy reading.

Thanks all for the replies

[kidcudi92]

anyone remember when snowball picked sports games??

would be a good time

[henri]

NFL

[GunShard]

I study Sun Tzu, The Art Of War and implement it to sports betting.

The Art Of War explains why Nazi Germany lost WWII, Confederates lost the Civil War and America lost in Vietnam:

"To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."


"Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory."


"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."


"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted. "


-Sun Tzu, The Art Of War

[MoeSedway]

and shit like this. real history you won't learn in schools.

What's mommy making for breakfast, Naziboy?

[MoeSedway]

lol i'm not talking about your kids, just giving you an example.

but you have to admit, this world would be a better place without the rockefellers and the rothschilds. we live in their matrix.

rockefellers own everything. they even own the zika virus, no joke...

Do they own the disease that has destroyed that goyim brain of yours?

[chico2663]

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just a few family pics from ww1 and ww2 that are from great grandfather and grandfather

[packerd_00]

Good stuff Chico,I still have my grandfathers platoon photo in a box of old photos from my dad.

[jtoler]

Cool pics Chico.

[chico2663]

My great grandfather and grandfather brought guns back from 1 and 2 nam and korea. My uncle owned a hunting ranch called ranch trinidad named after my grandmother. He had the shit in a gun safe and they were stolen with a shit load of other guns. penetrating mexican help. Needless to say they got fired but wonder what the bounty was

[packerd_00]

Damn mate,thats a piece of history gone.

[bradthebloke]

Anyone have any particular event they take interest in? Like a particular event in Egyptian History? Or a particular war?

Hannibal's crossing of the alps is pretty impressive. Hell his whole story is interesting. Carthage wiped off the map