Happy Independence Day everyone! ‘On July 1, 1776, debate on the Lee Resolution (Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence from Great Britain) resumed as planned,
Author: Joe Thompson, PhD
History PhD specializing in sports and pop culture. Independent thinker and not a political ideologue. Hometown: Splendora, TX. Born in ‘70s, grew up in the ‘80s. Co-Author and contributor of several books. Twitter: @splendorajoe
Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) Houston Chapter June Meeting Recap
Hello everyone, The Youtube video for the June 15, 2020 meeting is now available! The video is located on the SABR Houston Larry Dierker Chapter
Film as History: Baseball Style
How many times have you heard the expression “the book is always better than the movie?” For us book and film lovers, we hear it
The Maria and Matthew Looney Web Page
Pages devoted to the Looney series of junior sci-fi books written by Jerome Beatty, Jr. — Read on http://www.angelfire.com/il2/mapleparklibrary/beatty/
A Coronavirus-Size Pause Button on Space Exploration – The Atlantic
Space missions around the world are on hold—a poignant reminder of how COVID-19 has upended civilization. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-nasa-space-exploration/608782/
COVID-19 thoughts
Besides a sports historian, I consider myself a historian of the media, and how the media influences our lives. With the COVID-19 outbreak, I can’t
