Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

George Alfred Townsend and The War Correspondent Memorial Arch

April 11, 2024 | by Al Hunter

Next week will witness another sad passing in American history: the 159th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Because I live with this date dancing around in my head more than most, I want to share my experience (and admiration) for a peripheral character in that tragedy: George Alfred … Read More

Abraham Lincoln, the Blood Moon, and History Part 3

April 4, 2024 | by Al Hunter

While rare, total solar eclipses have been a part of life on this planet for millennia. If the Solar System had formed differently, they wouldn’t happen at all. While what Hoosiers will witness on April 8th is real, the truth is, it is a bit of an optical illusion. The … Read More

Abraham Lincoln, the Blood Moon, and History, Part 2

March 28, 2024 | by Al Hunter

The total eclipse of February 12, 1831 began at 5:21 p.m. in Cape Cod Massachusetts, swept across the eastern seaboard through Maryland, North and South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi, and exited an hour past sunset (6:36 p.m.) in the Mexico territory that would soon become Texas. This eclipse is historically … Read More

Abraham Lincoln, the Blood Moon, and History, Part 1

March 21, 2024 | by Al Hunter

Indiana is firmly ensnared by “Eclipse Fever” and for the next few weeks, whether you want to or not, you’re caught smack dab in the middle of the path of totality. According to the National Park Service, the first recorded instance of a total eclipse in America can be traced … Read More

Beef Manhattan: Born in Irvington?

March 14, 2024 | by Al Hunter

Okay, okay, not likely…but possible. No one really knows EXACTLY where the Beef Manhattan was born, but most culinary historians agree that the dish (a diagonally cut roast beef sandwich split butterfly fashion with a generous scoop of mashed potatoes resting between the two halves and the whole shebang swimming … Read More