Randal A. Burd, Jr.

Randal A. Burd Jr. is a freelance writer, educator, and poet from Missouri. He is also a Kentucky Colonel and a genealogy enthusiast.

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  History

  Symbolism Run Amok: The Demise of the Bellamy Salute

  With their right arms extended stiffly forward, angled upward with fingers straight, man, woman, and child reflexively...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. April 20, 2016
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  A Fool’s Errand: Speculating on the Origin of April Fool’s Day

  The world is full of reasons to be serious. Poverty. Disease. Famine. War. When people have trouble...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. April 1, 2016
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  Odd News

  Disney Banishes Wisecracking Guest for Life

  Saint Augustine, Florida, resident David Swindler is an avid Disney fan, and a bit of a smart...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. October 1, 2015
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  Current Events

  The Marasca Report: Italy’s Exoneration of Amanda Knox

  Amanda “Foxy Knoxy” Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, have been decidedly cleared of the murder...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. September 9, 2015
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  Celebrity News

  Disney Actor Dean Jones Dead at 84

  The news that actor Dean Jones, the charismatic leading role from several popular Disney movies of 40-50...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. September 4, 2015
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  History

  Unlikely a Lincoln: The Improbable Progeny of Honest Abe

  October 14, 1968, was a day like any other in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a rough year...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. September 3, 2015
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  Odd News

  Research Results: Can Plants Hear Themselves Being Eaten?

  My eight-year-old daughter REALLY loves animals. And not just animals in the traditional sense of the word,...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. July 10, 2015
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  Social Media

  Social Media Marketing: How to Optimize Your Twitter Experience

  Twitter and Facebook occupy the front two seats of any social media marketing vehicle. You cannot read...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. June 19, 2015