I’m currently listening one of the Great Courses entitled “The Early Middle Ages” taught by Professor Philip Daileader of the College of William and Mary.
I learned that many of the rulers in the 900s and 1000s were often given a tag. There was Louis the Pious, Pepin the Short, Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and Charles the Fat.
I thought the best one was William the Bastard, who, after he won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, was renamed William the Conqueror.
That led me to thinking what we might call our recent Presidents. Clinton the Randy, Bush the Confused, and Obama the Calm came to mind. Then there is Trump the Clown, although that may soon be changed to Trump the Impeached.
Note: 69 years ago today President Harry Truman issued an executive order ending racial discrimination in the Armed Forces.
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