Posts from March 28, 2026

In August 1869, Jay Gould attempted to seize the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad the same way he did everything else: through bribed judges, forged shares, hired men, and when those failed, a train full of armed roughs sent toward another train full of armed roughs.

On 28 March 1939, Madrid fell to Franco's forces after a siege that had lasted nearly two and a half years. The war ended days later. The reprisals lasted much longer.