I would say that most of us remember this hurricane quite vividly.  Hurricane Katrina had formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and it southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane.  But it wasn’t done.  It strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico, and it became a Category 5.  On this date in 2005, Hurricane Katrina made its second hit […]

I was a Florida resident for many years.  I lived in Central Florida (I went to college there), and I honestly loved it.  But today’s feature was one of the places I never got to visit.  On this date in 1565, St. Augustine, Florida was founded, thus becoming the oldest established city in the U.S.  Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was […]

I believe that “First Ladies” can be quite instrumental in the success and/or failure of U.S. presidents, and today’s feature would seem to be no exception.  On this date in 1860, Florence Kling Harding (“Flossie) was born.  She was the First Lady of the U.S. from 1921-1923.  She was the eldest of three children, and her aspirations were to be […]

I was grateful to know that the Smithsonian verifies this information.  On this date in 1930, the very first supermarket opened in the U.S.–King Kullen.  Michael J. Cullen came up with the idea, and he opened this first store of its type in Queens, New York.   His concept was to offer a new kind of store where cash sales, low […]

I remember this White House scandal even if many have chosen to forget it.  I will be honest.  While President Clinton did some wonderful things for this country, I was never a fan, and I never voted for him.  On this date in 1998, Monica Lewinsky (his paramour) was granted immunity so that she could testify to her relationship with […]

I have always been somewhat of fan of Alexander Hamilton (even though he was killed in a duel–not his most brilliant moment) mainly because of his political and financial views.  I sometimes wish he were still here with us so he could solve today’s crises.  On this date in 1788, Alexander Hamilton said the following words at the New York […]

Something unprecedented happened in presidential history on today’s date.  It was on this date in 1940, that President FDR was nominated for a third term in office.  I was first introduced to the FDR of history in the beloved children’s film of the 1980’s–Annie!.  Yes, I wanted to be Little Orphan Annie for a while, and I thought that FDR […]

So how many of you know who our thirteenth president was?  Anyone?  I have to admit that I did not, but he is featured above.  And on this date in 1850, Millard Fillmore was inaugurated, thus becoming our thirteenth president.  He had a very typical American story.  He came from “log cabin” roots, farmed for his father, and apprenticed under […]

President Ronald Reagan is the first president I can actually recall running for office.  I was in first grade, and I remember our class taking a vote, and Reagan didn’t win.  I also remember the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.  But today’s feature is about probably one of the most charming First Ladies we have had in recent years–Nancy […]

As most people know, it was this date in 1776, that America became a country.  It is our Independence Day. What I would like to do is share some little known fact concerning this date.  I am always appalled at how much is not known (especially by school kids) concerning this day.  I am also using this for Ultimate Blog […]