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In determining the worse Generals of the American Civil War, this list will take us from battlefield blunders to portraits on urinals. No doubt, I will likely have a great deal of criticism regarding my choices, as this is certainly a passionate and controversial subject for most individuals who love American Civil War history.
10. Hugh [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Filed under All, Crime, History, People · Tagged abraham lincoln, Ambrose Everett Burnside, America, battle, Benjamin Franklin Butler, Braxton Bragg, civil war, Controversial, criminal, Don Carlos Buell, Franz Sigel, Generals, George Brinton McClellan, Gideon Pillow, Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, leaders, Lincoln, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, political, president, Richmond, Stonewall Jackson, War, Washington, William S. Rosecrans
People have sung protest songs throughout human history. Wherever people are oppressed or united in a common struggle, someone will voice strong feelings in song. The 1960s came to be known as the decade for protest with the twin causes of the Vietnam War and the lack of civil rights for African Americans. Some of [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 5:52 am
Filed under All, Music, Politics · Tagged A Change Is Gonna Come, America, anti war protesters, blowin in the wind, bob dylan, call to freedom, causes of the vietnam war, Democrat, freewheelin bob dylan, Give Peace a Chance, God, inspiration, Joe McDonald, John Lennon, lyrics, Mick Softley, Peace, pete seeger, peter paul and mary, Phil Ochs, protest song, protest songs, religion, rock band, Sam Cooke, song, Songs, The War Drags On, turn turn turn, universal soldier, Vietnam War, War, Yoko Ono
From the ones you already know to the truly bizarre ones you’ve never heard of, here are the Top 10 New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions in the United States.
10. Fireworks
Fireworks, cheering, singing and noisemakers on New Year’s Eve are believed to scare away evil spirits. Do we really need an excuse to set off fireworks? [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 11:16 am
Filed under All, History, Holidays, Misc · Tagged America, Bizarre, Cabbage, celebration, clock strikes midnight, evil spirits, Fireworks, getting out of debt, guilt, IRS, kiss, Music, new year, new years, noisemakers, resolutions
Every new year brings about a thoughtful look at the past. And what better way to gain more insight or guilt than to have a few quotes to increase your wisdom for this coming year. So read on and find out what a few bright minds thought about beginning a new year. Here are the [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 2:04 am
Filed under All, Humor, Misc, People · Tagged alcohol, America, celebration, criminals, diet, Disney, drunk, Fireworks, Gun, Health, Holidays, Independence, kiss, Mom, mystery, new years, night, quotes, resolutions, sky, stars, tradition, Universe
Not everyone wants to watch a football game on Thanksgiving and with that in mind I offer up these top 10 movies to watch on Thanksgiving. Most will be shown on your local cable or network channels but some may require a trip to the DVD rental store. Also, if you don’t feel like going [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 1:32 am
Filed under All, Holidays, Movies, Television · Tagged America, black friday, Charlie Brown, football game, Holidays, Holidays, Home Alone, Movies, planes trains and automobiles, Snoopy, Television, Thanksgiving, Willy Wonka
MOPAR, Mustangs and meaty motors – they are all part of this inspiring Top 10 list of the best classic American muscle cars. Sure, some cars such as Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari could be categorized as muscle, but those cars were built with a different richer clientele in mind. The true muscle car was built [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Friday, October 24, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Filed under All, Engineering · Tagged America, buick gsx, camaro, car, cars, chevell ss, chevelle, cobra, corvette, ford, hemi-cuda, muscle car, muscle cars, mustang, pontiac gto, z28
The Statute of Liberty is not only an iconic symbol of America, freedom and worldwide friendships – she has also been in more cinemas than popcorn. In most of her movie appearances she has played a peripheral role, lurking in the background as a torch-carrying part of the scenery.
The flying limousine in Team America (2004) [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 7:30 am
Filed under All, Humor, Movies, Television · Tagged alien, America, assassination, Charlton Heston, cloverfield, Daryl Hannah, ellis island, film, films, ghost busters, Hitchcock, jean grey, Liberty, Magneto, movie, Movies, New York, New York City, Nicholas Cage, planet of the apes, remo williams, statute of liberty, tom hanks, Wolverine, x-men
At the risk of never being given the keys to the city of Crapo, Maryland, where you might not to want to open anything anyway, namely a business, there are some places that are just plain unappealing to the ear. There are towns that for whatever reason struck ‘appeal to tourists’ off the local chamber [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, September 1, 2008 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Bizarre · Tagged America, boring oregon, cities, city, comedy, crapo maryland, dead horse, hell michigan, Humor, Intercourse, john looney, Looneyville, Texas, virginville pennsylvania, W. H. Boring
Some do it for love, some do it for money or politics: these people sold out their countries, their comrades…even their own families…changing the course of history forever. Here is our list of Top 10 Traitors.
10. Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was part of a revolutionary group of Roman Catholics, who plotted to blow up most of [...]
Posted by Heather Matthews on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Filed under All, People, Politics · Tagged aldrich ames, America, american veterans, assassination, Benedict Arnold, betray, brutus, fbi special agent, gunpowder plot, guy fawkes, Jane Fonda, jesus, Jon McCain, judas, judas iscariot, Julius Caesar, julius rosenberg, kiss, robert hanssen, rosenbergs, traitor, traitors, treason, v for vendetta, vidkun quisling, wang jingwei
Looking to travel and not sure where you and your family, including your four legged family member, should go? Picking places that will welcome your dog with arms as open as those that welcome you can be tricky, so here’s a list of the top 10 dog friendly cities in the United States. All [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 10:25 am
Filed under All, Animals, Photos, Travel · Tagged America, Animals, Austin, California, carmel california, Central Park, Chicago, Colorado, Colorado Springs, District Park, Dog, Dogs, Florida, Illinois, Lincoln Street, Long Beach, long beach california, New York, New York City, Orlando, pet, pet friendly cities, pets, Portland, San Diego, san diego california, Seattle, Texas, Travel, Washington