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No hammer shall ring out its joyful song today.

1f2frfbf — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:20:09 -0800

Renowned blacksmith, Phillip Simmons, of Charleston, SC has died at age 98. Mr. Simmons was a link to a past that is rapidly vanishing along the South Carolina coast. A man who came up in the apprentice system and worked in the era when blacksmiths were the handymen of their communities, repairing and creating from raw metal the objects of everyday life, through to the present day where his work is now seen as fine art and displayed in galleries and museums. More information about him and images of his work can be seen at his website including an interactive map of where his works can be found. A gallery of him and his works can be found at Charleston Magazine along with an interview with one few the founders of the foundation attempting to preserve his work. An article on his workshop can be found at the National Trust, which is attempting to preserve it.

it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

madamjujujive — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:06:16 -0800

Max and Thomas have some classic fun doing the Lindy hip hop but, sometimes, there ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby: Helzappoppin, Groovie Movie, 50s Charleston in Harlem, Original UpRock, Swing Fever, Power Girls. Learn more about the history of this kickass dance at early Lindy Hop. (Alert: YouTube links)

The First Shot of the Civil War

kirkaracha — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:24:08 -0800

The First Shot of the Civil War was fired on January 9, 1861, when George Edward Haynesworth, a cadet at The Citadel, fired a handgun at the Star of the West (1861 engraving), which was attempting to reinforce Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor (1861 map, Google map). As Captain John McGowan reported, Confederate troops from Morris Island and Fort Moultrie fired 17 shots at the Star of the West, forcing it to withdraw and return to New York. President Buchanan then "reverted to a policy of inactivity that continued until he left office." Cadet Haynsworth was in the last Civil War battle east of the Mississippi and claimed to have also fired the last shot in the war. The Star of the West was later captured by the Confederates. The Citadel has a Star of the West Monument and scholarship dedicated to the cadets that fired on the ship. Also: Harper's Weekly newspapers fom the Civil War.

zedzebedia — Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:25:08 -0800

A man checks out copies of "Catcher in the Rye" to prevent teenagers from reading it.