History by Tom Madsen

Part Ten in a Continuing Series By Tom Madsen “Resolved that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally…

By Tom Madsen “I love the whole Pet Sounds record. I got a full vision out of it in the studio […] It was a spiritual record. I wanted to … expand our horizons and do something that people would love …” -Brian Wilson On May 16, 1966, Capitol Records released the Beach Boys’ Pet…

Part Nine of a Continuing Series By Tom Madsen “Wherever your armies go, there we will go: you shall always find us by your side; and if providence calls us to sacrifice our lives on the field of battle, we will fall where you fall, and lay our bones by yours. We are determined never…

Part Eight of a Continuing SeriesBy Tom Madsen Author’s Note: In April of 2025, the Market Messenger ran a seven part series to initially commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. The series began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) and ended with the “Olive Branch Petition” (July…

HOLLYWOOD VS. HISTORY“The Great Debaters” Part Twenty-eight in a Series By Tom Madsen “Denigrate. There’s a word for you. From the Latin word ‘Niger,’ to defame, to blacken. It’s always there, isn’t it? Even in the dictionary. Even in the speech of a Negro professor. Somehow, ‘black’ is always equated with failure.” -Professor Melvin B.…