I may have featured this fact before, but on this date in 1846, Robert and Elizabeth Browning eloped.  Elizabeth’s father didn’t like Robert.  So she sneaked out of the house.  She went back home for a week and kept the marriage secret. Then she ran off and never saw her father again. For more info: www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elizabeth-barrett-and-robert-browning-elope http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/ebb/ebbio1.html

I’m sure I don’t need to spend a lot of time talking about this, and I have shared my personal story on many occasions (check here), but I just can’t seem to think of anything else.  My daughter was born about two years after this, so she wasn’t even around when this horrific event occurred.  I talked with her about […]

I don’t know everything about early Catholic church history, but on this date in 506, the Council of Agde took place.  If you’re like me, you might be wondering about the significance of this council.  Well, thirty-five bishops attended (of maybe twenty-four bishops, eight priests and two deacons).  This was the beginning of the practice of giving land in exchange […]

On this date in 1940, the first of what would become 57 straight days of bombing began in London.  That’s right.  This is what is called the Blitz, and the Germans truly believed this would decimate the British.  People went into hiding, and on the worst day, 450 were killed. As we know from history, however, the British did not […]

I am so glad that my home state figures into today’s feature.  On this date in 1899, the very first can of Carnation evaporated milk rolled off the assembly line.  And how does this figure into my state? The first factory was located in Kent, WA.  How on earth did I not ever know this?  It was originally called Carnation […]

In 1969, plans were made for a road tunnel under the Swiss Alps. On this date, the then longest tunnel its kind opened in Switzerland. It is called Gotthard Road Tunnel, and it is now the third longest road tunnel in the world. More info: https://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/compass/september-5-st-gotthard-tunnel-opens-switzerland-date-190728481.html http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Road_Tunnel

So this happened during my lifetime, but I was only 3 at the time. So forgive me for not knowing!  But on this date in 1977, the Golden Dragon massacre happened in the restaurant featured in this photo in San Francisco.  There was much unrest amongst the Asian community in the 1970’s, and this particular event occurred due to rival […]

“AnneFrankstatue” by en:User:Rossrs – first uploaded on the English-speaking Wikipedia as en:Image:AnneFrankstatue.jpg. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. When I was a preteen, I first heard of Anne Frank. Yes, I watched the old movie (that I still say is very well done), and I read her diary. I will never forget the preparation our school did as we […]

I saw this on twitter this morning, and I am pleased to be able to feature a former president who has come to be very beloved in recent years. On this date in 1944. navy aviator George H.W. Bush  and his squadron were attacked.  His plane caught on fire when under Japanese attack, but he still managed to drop  his […]

This is a special day for football enthusiasts.  As the official start of the football season is ready to begin, it is good to remember that on this date in 1895, the first official professional football game was played in this country.  It was played in LaTrobe, Pennsylvania, and quarterback John Brallier was paid $10 for expenses!  Imagine that!! http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-08-31/sports/9308310291_1_latrobe-davis-cup-college-all-stars […]