A Hairy Situation: How My Son Helped Me Discover General Ambrose Burnside and the Origination of the Word Sideburns
Ambrose Burnside. Credit: Library of Congress I was helping my son with his shower, and as he applied shampoo to his head, I reminded him to scrub his sideburns. My son then asked, “why are they called sideburns?” I was stumped. I had no idea. In fact, the question never crossed my mind before. I […]
