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And then there are the more personal conflicts that clutter American history in which Harvard played a role. Of all that I'm aware of, one in particular leaps to mind. On June 26, 1833, President Andrew Jackson, who had been bed-ridden due to severe hemorrhaging only two days...
Both have been accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars and hiding their fortunes abroad while reducing their poverty-stricken peoples to even worse states of poverty. Both created secret police forces to do their bidding, and both suppressed opponents without mercy. Both seemed to acquire the final illusion...
B. Hit the Prince over the head with a champagne bottle, yelling "Sic semper tyrannis."
John Wilkes Booth at least had the grace to shout "Sic semper tyrannis!" Until lately, most political assassins have felt obliged to dress up their acts of public murder with some pretext of historic purpose. But the Jackal, an Englishman and pseudo gentleman, yearns for nothing more uplifting than the...
Lincoln's only guard was drinking at a nearby tavern when Booth struck. While the audience cheered and hooted over a slapstick line in the play ("Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal-you sockdologizimg old mantrap"), Booth slipped into the box. With...