History Bytes

#SuperBowl I had a start time of 1:15 EST at the LA Coliseum and is the only Super Bowl to be simulcast on two of the major networks (CBS, NBC). #SportsHistory

Presidential Apologies: Regrets, They Have A Few The recent history of White House apologies teaches us a lesson: Being president means never having to say you're sorry. At least not in a convincing, soulful, direct way.

Generally, when a president does something terrible, an apology is issued. Here's an older (2013) NPR piece that highlights past presidential apologies: www.npr.org/sections/its...

US Defense Spending Since 1900 Charted There’s really no agenda with whipping up these charts. They do, however, serve as a great illustration of how statistics could be used to push a narrative. Each chart displays the same data,…

I added one more chart to the defense spending post. The last chart tracks defense spending as a percent of total federal spending since 1900, which shows just how crazy the Cold War really was. historybytes.org/2026/02/04/u...

Whoops! Apologies for blowing up anyone's timeline. Editing the website, and my auto-poster posted the links to filler content the template had included! #WordpressIssues

Nativism is nothing new in the United States. The refrain that immigrants drain public resources has been used repeatedly throughout US History. Unfortunately, these bad-faith positions persist.

If nothing else, these charts are an EXCELLENT demonstration of how data can be framed to deliver a specific message. #USHistory

US Defense Spending Since 1900 Charted

US Defense Spending Since 1900 Charted

US Defense Spending Since 1900 Charted

https://historybytes.org/2026/02/04/us-defense-spending-since-1900-charted/

We Need to Re-imagine How We Think About History

Do you ever get the distinct feeling that no one around you actually quite understands your job? That's often how it feels being a history teacher. Students, parents, and even other teachers in the building often conflate the discipline of history…

We Need to Re-imagine How We Think About History

https://history-bytes.org/2025/11/26/we-need-to-re-imagine-how-we-think-about-history/

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