Last week at this time, I was racking my brain wondering what the hell I was going to write Saturday's history spiel about. By Friday night, I had one all written and ready to publish when another topic landed in my lap.
August has a reputation for being a slow news month, but events, current or historical, never really take a summer vacation.
Meanwhile, here's a cartoon from Kladderadatsch dating from 100 years before America's decision to go into Afghanistan that seems a propos in light of its collapse around us as we depart.
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| "Latest English Plaques" by L. Sautz (?) in Kladderadatsch, Berlin, Oct. 20, 1901 |
