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 […]

“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 […]

Maybelle In Stitches | A Quilts of Love book. Maybelle Kazinzki can’t sew. She was after all, the only girl in the seventh grade Home Economics class to sew the zipper in the neck hole of the A-Line dress they were supposed to make. But when she finds an unfinished quilt in the attic of her mother’s house she gets the […]

In light of current world unrest, let’s look back to Adolf Hitler’s time for today’s historical tidbit.  On March 7, 1936, Hitler marched into the demilitarized Rhineland zone (which was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles).  To further prove that he was doing the right thing, on this date in 1936, Germany held a parliamentary election.  There was one […]

This is exactly what Hitler was trying to prevent.  On this date in 1945, Hitler proclaimed the Nero Decree in which German factories were to be destroyed.  This was a suppsed preventative measure since Germany was losing, an he did not want the Allies to gain control of these commodities.  Hitler wanted there to be nothing but “scorched earth” remaining […]

No one in my immediate family had been born yet, but this is indeed a day that will live in infamy.  On this date in 1941, the Japanese attacked Pear Harbor.  I don’t plan to forget this date, and as long as I live, I will remember this date.   The attack happened on that Sunday morning at 7:55, and it […]

For more information on this book (including a giveaway), click here. Rising Sun, Falling Star by Vickie Hall My rating: 5 of 5 stars Historical fiction is definitely my favorite genre, and this book is a perfect example of why I am enthralled by this genre. When I was in high school, I took advanced U.S. history, and we did […]

    This one is of special interest to me today since I am reading a book about Japanese Americans in WWII.  On this date in 1941, the U.S. froze all Japanese assets in retaliation for Japan’s occupation of French Indo-China.  President Roosevelt signed an executive order which did this and stopped trade with Japan.  I personally think he did the right […]

Call Nurse Millie by Jean Fullerton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Right from the beginning, I found myself engrossed in this fascinating, well-written book. I am an incredible fan of historical fiction, and this was from a time period of which I knew very little–post WWII. It also takes place in England, and I was grateful for my knowledge […]