Posts tagged with ‘history’
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This Day in History September 2, 1945
I know that the Vietnam War was a difficult period in U.S. history, but today’s feature concerns a very important quote from that area of the world. On this date in 1945, Ho Chi Minh said, “The entire Vietnamese people are determined to sacrifice their lives and property in order to safeguard their independence and liberty.” He was the president […] -
This Day in History August 31, 2001
Today’s feature is something I don’t remember hearing, but I don’t normally follow baseball or Little League news. Danny Almonte was born in the Dominican Republic, and in 2000, he moved to the Bronx in New York. He started playing on a Little League baseball team, and his father (who had been in New York for six years already) was […] -
This Day in History August 30, 1901
I am not a massive fan of cleaning, but I am glad the vacuüm cleaner was invented. On this date in 1901, Hubert Cecil Booth patented the motorized vacuüm cleaner in the UK. An early description of his invention was “large, horse-drawn, petrol-driven unit, which was parked outside the building to be cleaned with long hoses being fed through the […] -
This Day in History August 29, 2005
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 […] -
This Day in History August 28, 1565
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 […] -
This Day in History August 27, 1991
Did you know that it is a holiday in the Republic of Moldova? I didn’t either. On this date in 1991, the nation of Moldova declared its independence from the USSR. Twenty-two years ago, they declared their independence, and their neighbor, Romania, was the first to recognize them as a country. March of the following year was when the UN […] -
This Day in History August 26, 1946
Today’s feature has memories that go clear back to elementary school, and even as I write this, those memories are emblazoned on my brain. On this date in 1946, George Orwell’s book Animal Farm was published in the United States. This book was published the year before in England, but it took some time to make it to this side […] -
This Day in History August 25, 1968
I can remember watching a few cooking shows as I grew up, but I wasn’t terribly interested in most of them. Cable television was something I finally got following my divorce, and this particular chef’s shows was one of the first cooking programs I discovered (my mom told me about her prime time talk show, but I didn’t really know […] -
This Day in History August 24, 1751
I knew about the Salem Witch Trials in this country, but I knew little about what happened in England. On this date in 1751, Thomas Colley, an English chimney sweep, was executed for murdering a supposed witch. I won’t go into detail about what he did (click on the first link below, and you can read about his barbarity). On […] -
This Day in History August 23, 1984
Let me first say–I am not trying to venerate any president. All had their faults, and I was old enough to remember President Ronald Reagan’s issues, including the Iran Contra Scandal. I didn’t even think I liked him that much. I was often critical of him until others came along. That being said, I would like to remember something he […]