User contributions for Chris from Houston
A user with 112 edits. Account created on 24 May 2016.
28 November 2017
- 18:3018:30, 28 November 2017 diff hist +32 Riding shotgun Invention is a complicated thing. When an earily use is found, it is tempting to definitively refer to it as being the absolute earliest. But this is almost impossible to prove in most cases. Proper wording will reflect this.
- 18:2318:23, 28 November 2017 diff hist −453 Riding shotgun →Modern usage: Seriously? Entire zeppelin paragraph removed. 'Shotgun Corrector', I recommend you find what Wikipedia calls a reliable source before attempting any further expansion of this article. Encyclopedias are not about trivia.
- 18:1118:11, 28 November 2017 diff hist +8 Riding shotgun A qualifier here seems to be helpful, as the previous edit indicates that the gun would be needed for any Native that was encountered.
23 June 2017
- 01:5301:53, 23 June 2017 diff hist +3 Lee Resolution Switching the aka to the exact wording from the original handwritten document of the Resolution as passed. (Note: Spelling in the June 7 Congressional Record is "independency", not "independancy".)
- 01:0501:05, 23 June 2017 diff hist 0 Lee Resolution Reordering these paragraphs to match the order in which these parts were presented in the Resolution. This change also removes year ambiguity problem the previous edit had.
- 00:5800:58, 23 June 2017 diff hist +119 Lee Resolution Having a Declaration Committee passed on the 10th, not the 11th. Also, it was not specified in Congressional Records that the purpose of this document was to explain reasons for the action. The fact that it became this belongs in the DoI article.
22 June 2017
- 23:3623:36, 22 June 2017 diff hist +15 Lee Resolution →Congressional journal entries: No committee was appointed on Monday June 10. This was the day that Congress decided that it would appoint one - and this happened on Tues the 11th.
- 23:2623:26, 22 June 2017 diff hist +15 Lee Resolution Explicitly stating the span of time between the passage of Lee's Resolution for Independency and the Declaration of Independence.
- 23:2323:23, 22 June 2017 diff hist +28 Lee Resolution Tweak.
- 23:1823:18, 22 June 2017 diff hist 0 Lee Resolution It is an overstatement to say that the Lee Resolution did anything to "establish" a plan of confederation. What it did was that it called for such a plan to be prepared and then sent to the states for them to consider.
- 23:1423:14, 22 June 2017 diff hist +145 Lee Resolution Major re-write because the lead had been buried. Now the very first statement contains the most pertinent info about what the Lee Resolution did, and when it did it.
- 22:3222:32, 22 June 2017 diff hist −27 American Revolution Let's be accurate in the version of history that Wikipedia tells. The DoI came two days *after* the Lee Resolution. It was the Lee Resolution that was the first formal assertion of independence. No need to dumb this down for anyone.
28 May 2017
- 19:1819:18, 28 May 2017 diff hist +139 Karl Rove There are two separate Wikipedia articles that contain this information specifically about Rove. This info needs to be addressed here, ideally incorporated into the body.
21 May 2017
- 01:5301:53, 21 May 2017 diff hist +204 Levi Woodbury Elaborating.
- 01:4701:47, 21 May 2017 diff hist +10 List of law schools attended by United States Supreme Court justices Previous edit was open to misinterpretation that there might be some requirement to have been a lawyer, particularly given the last statement in this paragraph. Now closing this question.
- 01:0601:06, 21 May 2017 diff hist +16 Admission to the bar in the United States →General requirements for admission: Adding link.
- 01:0401:04, 21 May 2017 diff hist +737 Admission to the bar in the United States Adding some historical context to help explain how having a law degree was not an original requirement.
- 00:2400:24, 21 May 2017 diff hist +215 Levi Woodbury Adding a note to identify how many Supreme Court members had been appointed before him.
20 May 2017
- 23:3423:34, 20 May 2017 diff hist +26 William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. Creating section for new note in order to remove error msg.
- 23:3223:32, 20 May 2017 diff hist +64 William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. Adding note with pointer to person who then became the oldest.
- 23:1723:17, 20 May 2017 diff hist 0 Henry Kissinger →Foreign policy: Fixing my spelling error.
- 23:1523:15, 20 May 2017 diff hist +482 Henry Kissinger →Foreign policy: Adding story told by Nixon about his advice to Ford about keeping Kissenger on.
21 December 2016
- 14:1914:19, 21 December 2016 diff hist +150 Talk:2016 United States presidential election →Edit request: Cartogram update
- 14:1714:17, 21 December 2016 diff hist +25 2016 United States presidential election →Maps: Updated with Electoral College vote as reported from Dec19th.
20 December 2016
- 12:4412:44, 20 December 2016 diff hist −38 m Talk:United States Electoral College Cleanup.
- 12:4412:44, 20 December 2016 diff hist +41 Talk:United States Electoral College →Edit request: Cartogram update: Fixing to inhibit display here on Talk page.
- 12:4012:40, 20 December 2016 diff hist +834 Talk:United States Electoral College →Edit request: Cartogram update: new section
- 12:3712:37, 20 December 2016 diff hist +100 Talk:2016 United States presidential election →Edit request: Cartogram update: Tweaks.
- 12:3412:34, 20 December 2016 diff hist +552 Talk:2016 United States presidential election →Edit request: Cartogram update: new section
17 December 2016
- 17:5317:53, 17 December 2016 diff hist +689 Talk:2016 United States presidential election →Trump has NOT been elected: new section
10 November 2016
- 07:2107:21, 10 November 2016 diff hist −79 United States Electoral College The .svg version has errors. Original with updates appears to be more accurate, so reinstating. Deleting reference to grey squares, since all have now been filled in. Fixing totals.
- 07:1607:16, 10 November 2016 diff hist −2 2016 United States presidential election Ok, now updated cartogram is more accurate than the .svg version. Reinstating original.
- 06:4206:42, 10 November 2016 diff hist +2 2016 United States presidential election Undid revision 748762449 by Chris from Houston (talk) Reverting my edit.
- 06:2506:25, 10 November 2016 diff hist −2 2016 United States presidential election →Maps: .svg is not an improvement if it has errors. Returning to original cartogram.
9 November 2016
- 11:0411:04, 9 November 2016 diff hist +90 United States Electoral College Explaining the grey color.
- 11:0111:01, 9 November 2016 diff hist +103 United States Electoral College Updating to most recent presidential election.
- 10:4810:48, 9 November 2016 diff hist +68 2016 United States presidential election →Maps: Adding cartogram.
21 September 2016
- 01:0301:03, 21 September 2016 diff hist +255 League to Enforce Peace Adding section for External Links.
- 00:0200:02, 21 September 2016 diff hist +275 Independence Hall Adding LEP info to the lede.
20 September 2016
- 23:5623:56, 20 September 2016 diff hist +958 Independence Hall Adding section on the League to Enforce Peace. This is just a first effort, and can be expanded upon to reflect the proper significance of this typically overlooked convention held at this amazingly historic building.
- 23:0723:07, 20 September 2016 diff hist +108 United States Declaration of Independence The exact building is worthy of mention up front. Even the United Nations can trace its roots to this building, by way of the League of Nations, back to the League to Enforce Peace.
17 September 2016
- 16:4016:40, 17 September 2016 diff hist +39 Kinderhook (village), New York →History: Linking to more comprehensive article on this issue.
- 16:3816:38, 17 September 2016 diff hist +74 Martin Van Buren →Election of 1836: It would only be proper to note that this version is far from the only proposed etymology of OK.
- 16:1416:14, 17 September 2016 diff hist +77 Ronald Reagan →First term: Linking to main article on this issue.
- 16:1216:12, 17 September 2016 diff hist −6 Ronald Reagan →Second term: Correction to my earlier post regarding his age at inauguration for 2nd term.
- 16:0716:07, 17 September 2016 diff hist +172 Ronald Reagan →Second term: Noting age superlative.
16 September 2016
- 19:0419:04, 16 September 2016 diff hist +7 m Oath of office of the president of the United States Formatting to remove extraneous white space.
- 18:5418:54, 16 September 2016 diff hist +744 Oath of office of the president of the United States →List of oath takings: Restoring map which had been removed for "causing too much white space". Re-added at bottom of this section so the excess white space formatting does not happen.
- 17:4917:49, 16 September 2016 diff hist +507 Curse of Tippecanoe →Exceptions: Adding info to be inclusive of all 8 presidents who died in office.
- 16:3516:35, 16 September 2016 diff hist +156 Alfred Peet Adding section for external links, with video of a short bio.
