On this day in 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison and paved the way for generations of hikers, campers and nature lovers, along with countless “Don’t Feed the Bears” signs.
Native Americans were...
Jumat, 30 September 2016
Daily Quiz for October 1, 2016
A friend of Eleanor Roosevelt’s and roommate of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, Mary Rumsey, founded this movement.
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The Kid and the McCarty Name
What does an 1872 personal ad from a New York newspaper have to do with Billy the Kid? Perhaps plenty
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Kamis, 29 September 2016
Daily Quiz for September 30, 2016
Lydia Moss Bradley founded Bradley University in 1897 as a memorial to these people.
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September 30, 1954: USS Nautilus commissioned
The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
The Nautilus was constructed under the direction of U.S. Navy Captain Hyman G. Rickover, a brilliant Russian-born engineer who joined the U.S. atomic program in 1946. In 1947, he was put in charge of the navy’s nuclear-propulsion program and began work on an atomic submarine. Regarded as a fanatic by his detractors, Rickover succeeded in developing and delivering...
Mystery Ship: November 2016
Can you identify this doubly unique aircraft? Click here for the answer
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Mystery Ship: November 2016
Kouns-Craft “Dirigible Helicopter” “East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” wrote Rudyard Kipling. A corollary to that might be an airplane is an airplane and a dirigible is a dirigible, and never the twain shall meet. Koun Young-Ho was determined to prove both statements incorrect. Described by the press …
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Rabu, 28 September 2016
September 29, 2005: Reporter Judith Miller released from prison
On this day in 2005, New York Times reporter Judith Miller is released from a federal detention center in Alexandria, Virginia, after agreeing to testify in the investigation into the leaking of the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame. Miller had been behind bars since July 6, 2005, for refusing to reveal a confidential source and testify before a grand jury that was looking into the so-called Plame Affair. She decided to testify after the...
Daily Quiz for September 29, 2016
She was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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December 2016 Table of Contents
The December 2016 issue features a cover story about ever-controversial Wyoming range detective Tom Horn
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December 2016 Readers’ Letters
In the December 2016 issue of Wild West readers share dispatches about a Western-themed Hungarian classroom, Ben Sippy of Tombstone and the Dalton Gang
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Book Review: Fort Bascom
For a military post active only 11 years, Fort Bascom, which sat near present-day Tucumcari, N.M., saw a lot of history
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Book Review: The Trial of Tom Horn
Idolized by many contemporaries, Horn was undeniably a braggart, a sociopath and, by his own admission, an experienced killer of men
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Book Review: Texas Ranger
Texas Ranger Frank Hamer accomplished far more than just nabbing notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
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Book Review: Henry Ossian Flipper
This revised biography sheds more light on the life, times and trials of West Point's first black graduate
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Book Review: Frederic Remington
This fine art tome presents hundreds of Remington's flat works and a scholarly analysis of the legendary artist’s career
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Movie Review: Outlaws and Angels
Outlaws and Angels is rife with cinematic grime, but grime is a about all the film has going for it
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Ride of a Lifetime
Hope was in short supply at Fort Phil Kearny, Dakota Territory, after the December 1866 Fetterman disaster — until John ‘Portugee’ Phillips answered the call
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Letter From Wild West – December 2016
For decades historians have struggled to sort out the facts of range detective Tom Horn's life, murder trial and death.
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Biographer Nancy Plain
Fascinated by biographies in her own childhood, Plain writes insightful juvenile nonfiction
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Mari Bolen
From Montana’s Bitterroot Valley sculptor Bolen renders emotive bronzes of Plains Indians and other subjects
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Selasa, 27 September 2016
September 28, 1941: Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400
On this day in 1941, the Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams plays a double-header against the Philadelphia Athletics on the last day of the regular season and gets six hits in eight trips to the plate, to boost his batting average to .406 and become the first player since Bill Terry in 1930 to hit .400. Williams, who spent his entire career with the Sox, played his final game exactly 19 years later, on September 28, 1960, at Boston’s Fenway Park and hit...
Audio: WWII Marine Recalls Landing On Iwo Jima- ‘What The Hell Am I Doing Here?’
Harry Lloyd, a veteran of World War II, of the 5th Marine Division recalls the battle for Iwo Jima in February and March 1945.
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Daily Quiz for September 28, 2016
He was the only sitting vice-president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Senin, 26 September 2016
September 27, 1779: John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British
On this day in 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Adams had traveled to Paris in 1778 to negotiate an alliance with France, but had been unceremoniously dismissed when Congress chose Benjamin Franklin as sole commissioner. Soon after returning to Massachusetts in mid-1779, Adams was...
Why was the Inchon Landing a Success?
Why was the Inchon Landing a Success?
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Daily Quiz for September 27, 2016
In 1899, this animal was selected as West Point’s mascot.
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Minggu, 25 September 2016
September 26, 1960: First Kennedy-Nixon debate
For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters.
Kennedy emerged the apparent winner from this first of four televised debates, partly owing to his greater ease before the camera than...
Audio: The Armenian Death March Tale That Inspired This Woman To Write Her Grandfather’s Story
Dawn Anahid MacKeen, author of "The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey", tells the history of her grandfather, Stepan Miskjian, who survived the Armenian genocide.
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Daily Quiz for September 26, 2016
In 1874, Sir William Osler discovered this component of blood.
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Sabtu, 24 September 2016
September 25, 1957: Central High School integrated
Under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops to prevent its federal court-ordered racial integration. After a tense standoff, President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent 1,000 army paratroopers to Little Rock to enforce...
Daily Quiz for September 25, 2016
The actual name of Boston’s Old North Church is this.
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Jumat, 23 September 2016
September 24, 1789: The First Supreme Court
The Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the Supreme Court of the United States as a tribunal made up of six justices who were to serve on the court until death or retirement. That day, President Washington nominated John Jay to preside as chief justice, and John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison, and James Wilson to be associate justices. On September 26, all six...
Daily Quiz for September 24, 2016
As the wealthiest person in America, Stephen Girard helped to finance the War of 1812 and left the bulk of his estate to provide this to the underprivileged.
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Kamis, 22 September 2016
September 23, 1875: Billy the Kid arrested for first time
On this day in 1875, Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail and roamed the American West, eventually earning a reputation as an outlaw and murderer and a rap sheet that allegedly included 21 murders.
The exact details of Billy the Kid’s birth are unknown, other than his name, William Henry McCarty. He was probably born sometime between 1859 and 1861, in Indiana or New York. As a...
Daily Quiz for September 23, 2016
This first American to be appointed a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church was this man.
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Rabu, 21 September 2016
September 22, 1862: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery.
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, shortly after Lincoln’s inauguration as America’s 16th president, he maintained that the war was about restoring the Union and not about slavery. He avoided issuing an anti-slavery...
Daily Quiz for September 22, 2016
According to legend, the term Peeping Tom, originated from this historic event.
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Flighthub’s Top 5 Destinations for History Buffs
Why travel? For some people, it’s a way to unwind from their daily lives, to experience new things, to see new places, or to go “soul searching,” Other people travel to get in touch with history. If you’re one of those travelers, you probably dream of visiting the world’s most historic sites. Here are five …
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Powerful, Intense, Emotional: Lincoln’s visit to the war wounded
Father Abraham spent hours comforting the wounded of both sides near the war’s end. One of the most profoundly symbolic and emotionally intense moments of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency occurred at midday on April 8, 1865, near City Point, Va. In a move unequaled in American history, Abraham Lincoln undertook to honor the war’s wounded. Lincoln …
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Selasa, 20 September 2016
September 21, 1780: Benedict Arnold commits treason
On this day in 1780, during the American Revolution, American General Benedict Arnold meets with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British, in return for the promise of a large sum of money and a high position in the British army. The plot was foiled and Arnold, a former American hero, became synonymous with the word “traitor.”
Arnold was born into a well-respected family in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741....
Daily Quiz for September 21, 2016
Frederick Banting and Charles Best worked this long to discover and develop insulin.
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Audio: The Longest Day- WWII Vet, Saved By Wound, Remembers D-Day
92-year-old Ray Richey served in field artillery in Europe during World War II, coming ashore on Normandy's Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
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The War On The Net: Richmond Repository
This Repository on wartime Richmond will satisfy the most avid researcher. http://ift.tt/2csfhqP We’re a demanding lot. Straightforward analysis is no longer enough; we want to study individuals and events from every possible angle. The good news is that between traditional research approaches and the new tools of the digital age, historians are producing increasingly sophisticated work. …
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A Couple Questions Regarding the Lincolns
A Couple Questions Regarding the Lincolns
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Daily Quiz for September 20, 2016
In 1828, the United States’ first gold rush occurred in this state.
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Senin, 19 September 2016
September 20, 1973: King triumphs in Battle of Sexes
On this day in 1973, in a highly publicized “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, top women’s player Billie Jean King, 29, beats Bobby Riggs, 55, a former No. 1 ranked men’s player. Riggs (1918-1995), a self-proclaimed male chauvinist, had boasted that women were inferior, that they couldn’t handle the pressure of the game and that even at his age he could beat any female player. The match was a huge media event, witnessed in person by over 30,000...
Minggu, 18 September 2016
September 19, 1957: Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosion
On this day in 1957, the United States detonates a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a 1,375 square mile research center located 65 miles north of Las Vegas. The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained underground detonation and produced no radioactive fallout. A modified W-25 warhead weighing 218 pounds and measuring 25.7 inches in diameter and 17.4 inches in length was used for the...
Daily Quiz for September 19, 2016
Abraham Geiger was a leader in this religious movement.
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Audio: Poet John Guzlowski Shares The Holocaust Stories Of His Parents
Writer and poet John Guzlowski, author of "Echoes of Tattered Tongues: Memory Unfolded", details his parents' experiences in German labor and concentration camps.
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Sabtu, 17 September 2016
September 18, 1793: Capitol cornerstone is laid
On this day in 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building, the home of the legislative branch of American government. The building would take nearly a century to complete, as architects came and went, the British set fire to it and it was called into use during the Civil War. Today, the Capitol building, with its famous cast-iron dome and important collection of American art, is part of the Capitol Complex,...
Daily Quiz for September 18, 2016
This version of the Bible is the first English version to translate the Old Testament directly from the original Hebrew.
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Jumat, 16 September 2016
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam
Beginning early on the morning of this day in 1862, Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland’s Antietam Creek in the bloodiest one-day battle in American history.
The Battle of Antietam marked the culmination of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the Northern states. Guiding his Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River in early September 1862, the great general daringly divided his men, sending...
Daily Quiz for September 17, 2016
To circumvent the paparazzi, this American first lady hired a photographer to photograph her children. She would then have the photos distributed to reporters.
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Kamis, 15 September 2016
September 16, 1932: Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation
On this day in 1932, in his cell at Yerovda Jail near Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government’s decision to separate India’s electoral system by caste.
A leader in the Indian campaign for home rule, Gandhi worked all his life to spread his own brand of passive resistance across India and the world. By 1920, his concept of Satyagraha (or “insistence upon truth”) had made Gandhi an enormously influential...
Daily Quiz for September 16, 2016
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, King George V of England, and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were all grandsons of this ruler.
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Porch Politics: Candidates Stayed Home to Campaign
In a more leisurely time, the front porch was where candidates waited to take office
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Daily Quiz for September 15, 2016
The first university press was established at this school.
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Rabu, 14 September 2016
September 15, 1978: Ali defeats Spinks to win world heavyweight championship
On this day in 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years later. Ali, who once claimed he could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” left the sport permanently in 1981.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in...
Selasa, 13 September 2016
September 14, 1901: McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds
On this day in 1901, U.S. President William McKinley dies after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
McKinley won his first Congressional seat at the age of 34 and spent 14 years in the House, becoming known as the leading Republican expert on tariffs. After losing his seat in 1890, McKinley served two terms as governor of Ohio. By 1896, he had emerged as the leading Republican candidate for...
Audio: The Story Of The Man Who Hustled Hitler
Walter Shapiro, author of "Hustling Hitler: The Jewish Vaudevillian Who Fooled the Führer", tells the story of how his great-uncle Freeman Bernstein managed to cheat Adolf Hitler and the Nazi government.
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Daily Quiz for September 14, 2016
Baseball great Jackie Robinson’s brother, Mackenzie “Mack” Robinson, excelled in this Olympic sport.
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Senin, 12 September 2016
September 13, 1814: Key pens Star-Spangled Banner
On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the sight of a lone U.S. flag still flying over Fort McHenry at daybreak, as reflected in the now-famous words of...
Why Didn’t the Allies Attack the Germans from the Rear in World War I?
Why Didn't the Allies Attack the Germans from the Rear in World War I?
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Daily Quiz for September 13, 2016
This Native American tribe was the last to sign a peace treaty with the U.S. government.
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Minggu, 11 September 2016
September 12, 1940: Lascaux cave paintings discovered
Near Montignac, France, a collection of prehistoric cave paintings are discovered by four teenagers who stumbled upon the ancient artwork after following their dog down a narrow entrance into a cavern. The 15,000- to 17,000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of animal representations, are among the finest examples of art from the Upper Paleolithic period.
First studied by the French archaeologist Henri-Édouard-Prosper Breuil, the Lascaux grotto...
Audio: The Incredible Story Of Sgt. Stubby, The World War I Service Dog
Nancy Furstinger, author of 'Paws of Courage: True Tales of Heroic Dogs that Protect and Serve' tells the amazing story of Sgt Stubby, a World War I hero.
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Daily Quiz for September 12, 2016
Pennsylvania Continental Congress member George Clymer held this position in the newly-formed federal government.
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Sabtu, 10 September 2016
September 11, 2001: Attack on America
At 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images...
Daily Quiz for September 11, 2016
King David is credited with writing this many of the Old Testament’s 150 psalms.
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Jumat, 09 September 2016
September 10, 1897: First drunk driving arrest
On this day in 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Smith later pled guilty and was fined 25 shillings.
In the United States, the first laws against operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol went into effect in New York in 1910. In 1936, Dr. Rolla Harger, a professor of biochemistry and toxicology, patented the...
Daily Quiz for September 10, 2016
This American president and his wife are buried on the grounds of the Tennessee capitol.
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Early Naval Innovation- American 44 Gun Frigates
By 1802, professional naval opinion in Britain had concluded that the 44-gun frigate, armed with 24-pound cannons on the gun deck, was a failure. Drawing from their war experience with Revolutionary France, during which 6 new French 44-gun frigates were sunk or captured, the British Admiralty remained confident that in the main, their more nimble …
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What If: Monitor and Virginia alternate outcome?
While history records the encounter between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads as a tactical draw, could either of the two ironclad ships have sunk the other? Anticipating action against wooden Union ships, the Virginia carried only explosive shells, which lacked the penetrating power against the Monitor’s 8” inch turret armor. …
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Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914): Naval Visionary
In 1890, an obscure naval officer from a third-rate naval power published a book which shaped the course of the 19th and early 20th century arms race and naval strategy. The book carried the grand title The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783 and its author was a shy United States naval officer-turned war …
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Dramatis Personae of the U.S. Navy
John Paul Jones (1747-1792) He never commanded a major fleet and lost his flagship in the most celebrated American naval action of the Revolution, yet John Paul Jones embodied the spirit, audaciousness and courage of the nascent Continental navy. Born a Scotsman with America as his adopted country, John Paul (Jones was added after the …
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The Advancement of U.S. Naval Ship Design
Confederacy (1778-1783) Authorized by the Continental Congress in 1776, the Confederacy (36) was one of the most remarkable Revolutionary War frigate designs. At 160’ length with a 37’ beam, she was one of the largest frigates to see action, 30%-35% larger than a comparably-rated English frigate. The Confederacy was revolutionary in design. Her gun deck …
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Audio: ‘The Letters’ Director William Riead On How Mother Teresa Started Her Journey
Bound by her vows to be a cloistered nun, Mother Teresa sought permission from the Vatican to go among the poor and give assistance to the people of Calcutta.
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Kamis, 08 September 2016
September 09, 1893: President’s child born in White House
Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland, gives birth to a daughter, Esther, in the White House.
On June 2, 1886, in an intimate ceremony held in the Blue Room of the White House, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, the daughter of Cleveland’s late law partner and friend, Oscar Folsom. Fewer than 40 people were present to witness the 49-year-old president exchange vows with Frances, who at 21 years of age became...
Daily Quiz for September 9, 2016
This city was the first in the U.S. to offer public school kindergarten.
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A Letter From Aviation History—”Lucky” Penney on 9/11
Fifteen years ago on a sunny September day, civil aviation as we knew it changed forever. So too did the lives of all Americans, as the horrifying spectacle of airliners crashing into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon made it obvious the world would never be the same. As a young lieutenant, Major …
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Rabu, 07 September 2016
September 08, 1974: Ford pardons Nixon
In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Ford later defended this action before the House Judiciary Committee, explaining that he wanted to end the national divisions created by the Watergate scandal.
The Watergate scandal erupted after it was revealed that Nixon and his aides had engaged in illegal activities...
Daily Quiz for September 8, 2016
To avoid shaking hands at public events, this U.S. first lady would carry a bouquet.
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Sully Speaks Out
The “Miracle on the Hudson” was no miracle; it was the culmination of a 35-year military and airline flying career Captain Chesley Sullenberger was the right person, in the right place, at the right time. His entire flying career had prepared him for the unimaginable crisis he and copilot Jeff Skiles faced on January 15, …
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The Rise of the American Navy 1775 – 1914
On a warm August day in 1785, at the Merchants’ Coffee House in Philadelphia, an eight-year-old Continental Navy 32-gun frigate named Alliance was auctioned off for $26,000. When the auctioneer’s gavel came down, the Continental Navy ceased to exist. Today, the United States Navy stands unchallenged as the world’s most powerful maritime force. The Navy’s …
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Selasa, 06 September 2016
September 07, 1813: United States nicknamed Uncle Sam
On this day in 1813, the United States gets its nickname, Uncle Sam. The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812.Wilson (1766-1854) stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as “Uncle Sam’s.” The local newspaper picked up on the story and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the...
Audio: WWII Vet Tells The Story That Earned Him The Silver Star
World War II veteran, Mr. Steve Hegedus, served in the US Army with the 11th Airborne Division, 511th parachute infantry. Steve's highest rank was staff sergeant and he served in the Pacific theater.
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Daily Quiz for September 7, 2016
This scientist calculated that the universe was created in 4977 B.C.
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SUICIDE RUN: The Final Flight of Old 666
A B-17’s reconnaissance mission quickly devolved into a desperate fight for survival...
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Senin, 05 September 2016
September 06, 1915: First tank produced
On this day in 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only two miles per hour. However, improvements were made to the original prototype and tanks eventually transformed military battlefields.
The British developed the tank in response to the trench warfare of World War I. In...
What Was The Difference Between Enlistees And Draftees In World War II?
What Was The Difference Between Enlistees And Draftees In World War II?
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Daily Quiz for September 6, 2016
The 1979 movie “The Warriors” was based on this ancient literary work.
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Audio: How My Division Rescued Me From A POW Camp – Testimony Of A WWII Vet
A former World War II POW of the Nazis recalls being liberated by his own division.
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Daily Quiz for September 5, 2016
This writer was appointed English Secretary for Foreign Tongues in March 1649.
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Minggu, 04 September 2016
September 05, 1836: Sam Houston elected as president of Texas
On this day in 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion.
Born in Virginia in 1793, Houston moved with his family to rural Tennessee after his father’s death; as a teenager, he ran away and lived for several years with the Cherokee tribe. Houston served in the War of 1812 and was later appointed by the U.S. government to manage the removal of the...