Some historians believe Mardi Gras can be traced back to two Roman celebrations. Lupercalia was a wild day where nude young men ran around and struck women with thongs. Saturnalia also had a party atmosphere. Masters served their slave Read more…
The Democratic Convention of 1968 took place in Chicago. It took place in a year when the anti-Vietnam War movement and the counterculture were peaking. The event attracted 10,000 anti-war protesters. Chaos ensued as police clashed with demonstrators. Mayor Read more…
Aaron Burr came from a wealthy family. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (today it is Princeton) at age 17. He served with valor in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. After the war, he entered Read more…
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the President with the shortest tenure. Here is the information on him that appears on this web site. NAME – William Henry Harrison NICKNAME(S) – Old Tippecanoe / Old Granny BIRTH / Read more…
I would like to start by apologizing to all Baby Boomers for putting this ear worm in your head, especially if you are remembering the X-rated lyrics. And I also am going to apologize for this post because it’s Read more…
Howard Gilmore was born on September 29, 1902. He enlisted in the Navy at age 18. In 1922, he enrolled in the Naval Academy. He graduated in 1926 and was posted to the battleship USS Mississippi. In 1930, he Read more…
Lizzie Magie was a woman ahead of her time. She was a feminist and a socialist. In fact, she was an anti-monopolist at a time when the Robber Barons reigned. She wrote poetry. She also designed games. In 1904, Read more…
Sneaky Frenchmen place dynamite on train tracks on a bridge and blow up a German train causing it to plunge into a river. That’s one image that comes to mind when you hear “French resistance”. Images were created by Read more…
The first woman titled “Miss America” was Edith Macartney. She was crowned on Feb. 1, 1919 in a pageant held in New York City. This pageant did not go on to become the famous Miss America Pageant. Atlantic City Read more…
Eddie Slovik was the fifth child of an immigrant family that settled in Michigan. The family was poor and during the Depression his father was often unemployed. At age 12, Eddie took to supplementing the family income by stealing. Read more…