On this date, September 27, 1825 a steam locomotive ran between Stockton and Darlington. It was the first use of steam in the world on a public railway.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
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Doffing the hat never seems to go out of date
From the Guardian . How people and institutions always doff the hat at the great and powerful. West Point cancels ceremony to honor Tom Han...
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The story below is from The Irish Times of yesterday. The article is written by Arthur Beesley. On face value this is a shocking story and i...
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This is written by Episcopalian priest Andrew Thayer, rector at Trinity Church, New Orleans. I t was published in The New York Times. On Su...
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In the current edition of the Irish Catholic David Quin writes about the controversy happening between US Catholic politicians and the US hi...
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