Over at Taki's Magazine, writes Mr. Theodore Dalrymple:
Perhaps we should just accept that ours is not the age of the palace—equality is an ideal that is so universal nowadays that the very idea of a palace is anathema—and agree never to build one again anywhere. There could be international agreement on this, something akin to the treaty limiting the spread of nuclear weapons: the Non-Proliferation of Palaces Treaty.
240 years ago today, the Continental Congress attacked parliamentary policy – not His Britannic Majesty.
Eight centuries ago today (June 15 in the Julian Calendar), the Magna Carta was signed and sealed.
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A dozen score years ago today, George Washington was assigned commander of the rebel army.
The Rockford Institute has a tradition of an annual summer school. This upcoming summer the institute is holding a summer school on the age of Homer. The summer school runs from July 7 to 11. It takes place in Rockford, Illinois. More information can be found here.
Another event takes place somewhere else in those United States, namely in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the annual FreedomFest by Dr. Mark Skousen. This year it takes place at Planet Hollywood. It is scheduled to run July 8 through July 11. One of the most interesting elements at this year's FreedomFest is a mock trial against the Federal Reserve.
75 years ago today, the armed forces of the Kingdom of Norway surrendered to Nazi Germany.
A century ago today, William Jennings Bryan, United States Secretary of State, resigned due to opposition against the President's fierce tone against Imperial Germany.
70 years ago today, His Majesty King Haakon VII returned to Oslo after 62 months.
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