I honestly can’t put any other historical event on this date except what happened twelve years ago today.  Read this post concerning that.  I shall never forget, and I hope the world never shall either.  Sadly, we can add the attack on Libya that happened last year and is still unsolved.  And the countless people who lost their lives in […]

It was on this date in 1892, that the Pledge of Allegiance was first published.  It appeared in The Youth’s Companion.  That first publication did not include “under God.”  Francis Bellamy was the writer of these words, and he was a Baptist minister.  The publication came out to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus landing in the Americas.  The pledge […]

Did you know that the first “submarine” dates back to the Revolutionary War?  On this date in 1776, the Turtle became the first underwater attack ship.  David Bushnell was the designer of this “submarine.”  His invention could only accommodate one person, and Ezra Lee piloted it.  He was submerged in it, and he was able to sneak up on 64-gun […]

Los Angeles is a world-famous city, and its history is quite extensive.  On this date in 1781, 44 Pobladores (“townspeople”): 22 adults and 22 children founded the city of Los Angeles. And I guess all the rest is history.  For more information: http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi03b.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108549.html http://famousdaily.com/history/city-of-los-angeles-founded.html

In this day of African-American role models that are somewhat questionable (rappers, gang members, etc.) it is completely refreshing to go back into history and find the ones who are positive role models and overcame obstacles.  On this date in 1838, Frederick Douglass boarded a train and escaped his life of slavery.  He went on to become a famous abolitionist, […]

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 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 […]