Who Says History Is Boring?

[Subdeacon Joe 24,710]

Fascinating stuff.
 

October 19, 1842

U.S. Naval Commodore Jones, acting on rumors of war with Mexico, captured Monterey, the capital of Alta California. The next day when he learned war was not declared, he apologized then left. Watercolor of the capture of Monterey by Gunner William H. Meyers of the warship Cyane. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley. #CaliforniaHistory #Monterey Follow This Week in California History on Instagram

 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41167605?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

 

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/time-us-accidentally-captured-mexican-city

 

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After realizing his error, Jones gave the city back to Mexico and told his men to stand down. The Mexican flag was raised over the fort once again.

 

 

To try and patch relations, the Mexican and American officials at Monterey began hosting parties for one another while their respective national governments launched investigations.

Luckily, the Marines and soldiers had behaved themselves so well during the occupation that the locals were actually fond of the them.

 

That right there makes me doubt it.  Well behaved Marines???

[Sedalia Dave 11,916]

42 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

That right there makes me doubt it.  Well behaved Marines???

 

[Ozark Shark 356]

That's great.  As a historian, I've never found history boring, but definitely some history professors.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935 6,861]

1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

Fascinating stuff.
 

October 19, 1842

U.S. Naval Commodore Jones, acting on rumors of war with Mexico, captured Monterey, the capital of Alta California. The next day when he learned war was not declared, he apologized then left. Watercolor of the capture of Monterey by Gunner William H. Meyers of the warship Cyane. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley. #CaliforniaHistory #Monterey Follow This Week in California History on Instagram

 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41167605?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

 

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/time-us-accidentally-captured-mexican-city

 

 

That right there makes me doubt it.  Well behaved Marines???

Many of us are.  If you dispute that 'll have to get rude....and you don't want THAT!

[Smuteye John SASS#24774 2,600]

Remember,  Joe, they were comparing them to Mexican frontier troops and Monterey was the back side of nowhere back then.

 

On the other hand, the Marines do give medals for Good Conduct.

[Sedalia Dave 11,916]

59 minutes ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said:

On the other hand, the Marines do give medals for Good Conduct. Undetected misbehavior.

 

Fixed it for you.

 

BTW Back when I was in the Navy did as well.

[twelve mile REB 448]

Question:   Who thinks history is boring?

 

Answer:     Most Democrats.

[Trailrider #896 1,727]

"The Future is the history we don't know yet." - Harry Truman

[Subdeacon Joe 24,710]

31 minutes ago, twelve mile REB said:

Question:   Who thinks history is boring?

 

Answer:     Most Democrats.

 

I would say a large portion of people under the age of 30.  I've found about as many conservatives whose eyes roll up in their heads when history is brought up as liberals.  But once people get into their 30s, in general, there starts to be a development of appreciation of history.

 

I think a lot of it is how it is taught in schools, and how so little is done to connect historic events to the present.

Edited October 21, 2020 by Subdeacon Joe

[Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 776]

Agreed. Seems history isn't important to today's educators

[Dantankerous 4,230]

7 hours ago, twelve mile REB said:

Question:   Who thinks history is boring?

 

Answer:     Most Democrats.

 

Naw, they think history is fluid and maleable and alterable, something to be used to distort reality for political gain..

 

 

[czhen 29]

Boring, no never; as much you know about history the less mistakes you will do in life. Many acts of actual life are just similar reflections of past events.

Industrial developments, wars, epidemics, economy, health are cyclic events btw I have not see something new in many years.

The issue is we have a very short life spam (even is improving very well last decades)