Congressional Lions: Shirley Chisholm
In this blog posting, I will discuss Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman ever elected to the United States Congress. I discuss...
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Mike Martinez
- Sep 14, 2018
- 4 min
Congressional Lions: Margaret Chase Smith
In this blog posting, I will discuss Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, who was the first woman elected to serve in both...
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Mike Martinez
- Aug 31, 2018
- 5 min
Congressional Lions: Hattie Caraway
This posting discusses a chapter from my work-in-progress, Congressional Lions, involving Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, the first woman...
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Mike Martinez
- Aug 15, 2018
- 3 min
Congressional Lions: Jeannette Rankin
In this blog posting, I will discuss a chapter from my work-in-progress, Congressional Lions, involving Jeannette Pickering Rankin, the...
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Mike Martinez
- Jul 31, 2018
- 6 min
Congressional Lions: Oscar Stanton De Priest
In this blog posting, I will discuss a chapter from my work-in-progress, Congressional Lions, involving a trailblazing legislator named...
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Mike Martinez
- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Ellie Earns a Black Belt in Karate
In this blog, I will interrupt my usual discussion of writing matters to provide an update on my grandson, Ellie Woodson. After almost...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 29, 2018
- 3 min
Congressional Lions
Beginning with this blog posting, I will highlight chapters from my work-in-progress, Congressional Lions: Influential Members of...
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Mike Martinez
- Jun 15, 2018
- 5 min
Writing Plans for 2018-2021
When I wrote my first blog back in July 2011, I promised to discuss the writing life from time to time. In this posting, I will return to...
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Mike Martinez
- May 29, 2018
- 6 min
Political Assassinations: Afterword
My 2017 book Political Assassinations and Attempts in US History: The Lasting Effects of Gun Violence Against American Political Leaders...
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Mike Martinez
- May 14, 2018
- 9 min
Political Assassinations: George Moscone and Harvey Milk
The mayor’s bodyguard called in a frantic plea for police assistance at 10:56 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 1978. The first officer on the...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 30, 2018
- 10 min
Political Assassinations: Leo Ryan
Leo Ryan represented California’s 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 until 1978. In the...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 16, 2018
- 12 min
Political Assassinations: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chapter 23 of my 2017 book Political Assassinations and Attempts in US History: The Lasting Effects of Gun Violence Against American...
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Mike Martinez
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7 min
Political Assassinations: Malcolm X
He arrived in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom early on the afternoon of Sunday, February 21, 1965, scheduled to speak at an Organization of...
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Mike Martinez
- Mar 14, 2018
- 6 min
Political Assassinations: Huey P. Long
Huey P. Long was one of those colorful populist characters that southern history occasionally produces. A poor-boy-made-good, he rose...
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Mike Martinez
- Feb 26, 2018
- 4 min
Political Assassinations: William J. Goebel
William J. Goebel, the recently inaugurated governor of the commonwealth of Kentucky, lay dead, the victim of an unknown assassin’s...
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Mike Martinez
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
Political Assassinations: Joseph Smith Jr.
Chapter 19 of my recently released book, Political Assassinations and Attempts in US History: The Lasting Effects of Gun Violence Against...
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Mike Martinez
- Jan 26, 2018
- 3 min
Political Assassinations: Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords
Chapter 18 of my recently released book, Political Assassinations and Attempts in US History: The Lasting Effects of Gun Violence Against...
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Mike Martinez
- Jan 11, 2018
- 5 min
Political Assassinations: Allard K. Lowenstein
Chapter 17 of my recently released book, Political Assassinations and Attempts in US History: The Lasting Effects of Gun Violence Against...
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Mike Martinez
- Dec 24, 2017
- 6 min
Political Assassinations: Theodore Roosevelt
The legendary assault on Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, is recounted in Chapter 16 of my recently released...
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Mike Martinez
- Dec 13, 2017
- 4 min
Political Assassinations: Carter Harrison, Sr.
Mary Hanson, a domestic, told the tale eloquently. “Early last evening, there was a ring at the doorbell. I went to the door, and found a...
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