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Updated as of 2 October 05 Today in History: On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. Quote of the Day: "In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys." A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004) Take the Ann Coulter Quiz Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out. "History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors" Teaching isn't such a novel idea
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The Professors Loren Pennington As Dwight Eisenhower at the State House
Dr. Loren Pennington holds a PhD in American History from the University of Michigan. He has been a member of the ESU faculty since 1960. In 1980 the University named him a Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor. Though he retired in 1992, he is still an Adjunct Professor. In 1985 he was one of the founders of the Kansas Chautauqua, and he still plays the role of Governor Alfred M. Landon. His writings include book a book, book chapters, and articles in the fields of colonial and economic history, and he is currently engaged in research for a book on the Studebaker Corporation.
Dr. Chris Lovett a native of New Jersey, came to Kansas in 1966 to attend the College of Emporia. He decided to make Topeka his home following a tour in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War and currently resides there with his wife and daughter. Over the years he has authored several articles concerning American and Russian military history as well as teaching pedagogy. His current research interests include McCarthyism and internal security issues in the 1950s, and he maintains an enduring fascination with FDR, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower. He earned his Ph.D. in European History from Kansas State University and has taught at Kansas State, the University of Iowa, and Fort Hays State University.
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