Edith Boling was a direct descendant of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. She was widowed at age 35 when her husband Norman Galt died from the flu. Seven years later, she went walking with her friend Helen Bones. Helen was the cousin of Pres. Wilson and they ended up at Read more…
The Seventies saw the rise of the women’s liberation movement. Most women began to demand equal rights. Many called men wanted women to remain in their traditional status of subordination to men. The feminists called them male chauvinist pigs. Few men were willing to accept that label. However, there Read more…
Witold Pilecki was a veteran of the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. In 1939, he fought against the Nazi invasion. He then joined an underground group. Pilecki volunteered to infiltrate a new prison camp called Auschwitz. He joined a protest march in Warsaw and was arrested on Sept. 19, 1940. Read more…
In September of 1864, Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was starving during the Siege of Petersburg. On Sept. 5, a scout brought some information to Major General Wade Hampton. Hampton was the commander of Confederate cavalry (after the death of JEB Stuart). The scout told him of a large Read more…
Wall Street was crowded at lunchtime on Sept. 16, 1920. Cars were driving and many workers were heading for lunch spots. At 12:01, a massive explosion rocked the financial district. 30 were killed immediately and 8 were mortally wounded. Another 300 were injured. Most of the victims were stenographers, Read more…
When Francis Scott Key learned that a friend was being held by the British, he decided to try to arrange his release. Dr. William Beanes had been abducted from his home in Baltimore and was being held on a British warship. Key Read more…
In a recent post on another site, I pointed out that Betsy Ross did not sew the first American flag. Some members were offended that I challenged a popular story. That story is that George Washington, Robert Morris, and Col. George Ross (a relative of hers) came to see Read more…
Walter Purdy was a working class Brit who was pro-fascism and a fan of Oswald Mosley. Mosley had founded the British Union of Fascists. Purdy had attended several of his speeches. He ended up being drafted and put in the Royal Navy. His transport ship was sunk and he was Read more…
Millard Gillars was born in Maine, but in 1934 she was living in Germany. In 1940, she got a job as an announcer for German State Radio. When the U.S. declared war on Germany, she declined to return because she was engaged to marry a German soldier. When he Read more…
In 1887, Capt. George Balch wanted to encourage immigrants to be loyal to their new country. He came up with a pledge: “We give our heads and hearts to God and our country: one country, one language, one flag!” Balch, a Civil War veteran, pushed schools to display flags. Read more…