In 1884 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. gave a remarkable speech in which he explained how grief and memory for the fallen dead unite the nation on Memorial Day.

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Author Stephen Budiansky talked about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s experiences in the Civil War, European travels, and the relationships he developed along the way.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Not long ago I heard a young man ask why people still kept up Memorial Day, and it set me thinking of the answer.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Library of Congress / Silsbee, Case, and Co.) Wounded three times during the Civil War—once when a bullet passed right through his neck—Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr ...

The latest issue of The Objective Standard features a long and very interesting article by Thomas Bowden examining the jurisprudence of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. In ...

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was born on September 30, 1929 to parents Oliver and Freda (Swanstrom) Holmes in Beresford, South Dakota. He attended the Beresford area schools and farmed with his ...

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES A Life in War, Law, and Ideas By Stephen Budiansky This year is a propitious time for Stephen Budiansky’s new biography of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Exactly a ...

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post. I enjoyed wading through various letters to and from Teddy Roosevelt to try to sort out what actually happened.

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Mentor Public Library continues its series on the most important Supreme Court justices by spotlighting Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the most influential and widely cited jurists in American ...

Letter from Louis D. Brandeis to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. March 8, 1927 Transcript O.W.H- March 8, 1927 "And he to me: 'Let no step of thine descend; Ever up the mount behind me win thy way . . .' ...