A Year in Review
1925: A Year in Review
In historical hindsight, the big event in 1925 was Adolf Hitler’s publication of Mein Kampf and re-organization of the National Socialist party[1] to emphasize the the extreme nationalism that is a common element of fascist political philosophy rather than its original socialist leanings. In fact, in 1925, the Nazis were not yet a significant political…
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1924: A (Really Long) Year in Review
This was the year that inspired me to return to writing “A Year in Review” posts. Things related to 1924 caught my attention over the course of the year. Not just events related to Sigrid Schultz and Nazi Germany, though obviously that was part of it. The more notes I took about 1924, the more…
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1824: A Year in Review
Once I learned this was also a leap year, it took only the briefest trip down the rabbit hole to learn that all the years ending in 24 are leap years. Because, math. Empires expand and contract The First Anglo-Burmese War (known as the First British Invasion in Burmese accounts*) broke out in March, following…
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