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That Time The U.S. Government Accidentally Dropped a Nuclear Bomb on South Carolina

by editor | Aug 7, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Helen Gregg was 6 years old when her world blew up. She remembers vividly the day in 1958 when she was playing in front of her childhood home outside Florence when everything was shook by an explosion — the result of the accidental aerial release of a nuclear bomb....

A Bittersweet Deal That Freed Innocents — And An Assassin

by editor | Aug 6, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

WASHINGTON — National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan fought to hold back tears Thursday as he talked about watching President Joe Biden on the phone informing the families of American hostages held in Russia that their loved ones would be free after a prisoner swap....

News From Around the South, 7/29 to 8/5

by editor | Aug 5, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

SOUTH CAROLINA: Local UDC sues Charleston County School District to Restore Robert E. Lee Highway Marker The local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy has filed a lawsuit against the Charleston County School District to restore a marker commemorating...

When Presidents Kill

by editor | Aug 1, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

Sometime before he withdrew from the presidential race, President Joe Biden secretly reaffirmed his own self-willed and self-created authority to kill persons in other countries, so long as the CIA and its military counterparts have “near certainty” that...

Southern History to Celebrate

by editor | Jul 31, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

April is celebrated in the South for a lot of reasons, but here are some anniversaries of Southern contributions to justice and culture in the U.S. that should also be remembered. APRIL 1, 1891 The Coal Creek War begins in Tennessee. A rebellion by coal miners in 1891...

The Post-Assassination Goodwill Is Over: Back to Basics

by editor | Jul 30, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan

On July 14, hours after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden told the nation, “(We need to) lower the temperature in our politics.” On July 14, hours after the assassination attempt, former Trump Attorney...