This is a picture of a bathing beauty from around 1900. Yes, that is what she swam in. Or rather waded in since few women knew how to swim back then. Note the amount of her body that is covered for modesty’s sake. This was the Victorian Age when people Read more…
Frederick the Great was known for the strict discipline in his army. When his army was on the march, he ordered that all fires and lights be extinguished by a certain hour. One night he was walking through his camp after the curfew and saw a light in a Read more…
I ran across this today and wanted to share it. I have added it to my 1970’s page. Some of the facts are shocking! THINGS WOMEN COULD NOT DO IN 1971 women could not get a credit card without your husband’s signature – it was not until 1974 that a Read more…
THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, THE FROG, AND THE ARROWS Around 512 B.C., Persian Emperor Darius was attempting to conquer the kingdom of the Scythians. The two armies arrived at the battlefield late in the day, too late to do battle that day. It was understood that the battle would Read more…
The most famous duel in American History took place on July 11, 1804. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies for several years. Hamilton was a Federalist and Burr was a Democratic-Republican. In 1800, Hamilton had worked behind the scenes to break the electoral tie between Jefferson and Read more…
When the artist Raphael was working on his Vatican frescoes, two pompous Cardinals came to see the paintings. When they sniffed that one of the faces of an Apostle was too reddish, Raphael responded: “He blushes to see into whose hands the Church has fallen.” – Hume 77
We are now in September and I will start to post more frequently. Most of the posts are going to be anecdotes from World History, as opposed to American History. The web site already has a wealth of American History anecdotes from the post-Civil War period. You can access them Read more…
I have finished the November page of “Today in History”. Each month takes hours to prepare, so I am posting them as soon as I have them ready. I will keep ahead of the current date so you can check in each day to Read more…
Well, I think I have got the basics down and I’m ready to reach out to my peers in the education community. In particular, the site right now is designed to help American History teachers. (Although I hope non-teachers who love American History will find it entertaining.) In the future, Read more…