#Review Cape Cod’s Oldest Shipwreck by Mark C. Wilkins @arcadiapub #History #NonFiction Cape Cod’s Oldest Shipwreck:: The Desperate Crossing of the Sparrow-Hawk by Mark C. Wilkins My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book just did not do anything for … Continue reading →
June 26 : General Interest1948: U.S. begins Berlin Airlift On this day in 1948, U.S. and British pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to Berlin after the city is isolated by a Soviet Union blockade… read more American … Continue reading →
June 25 : General Interest1876: Battle of Little Bighorn On this day in 1876, Native American forces led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle … Continue reading →
June 24 : General Interest1997: U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell On this day in 1997, U.S. Air Force officials release a 231-page report dismissing long-standing claims of an alien spacecraft crash in Roswell, New Mexico, almost exactly 50 years … Continue reading →
June 23 : General Interest1992: Teflon Don sentenced to life Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the “Teflon Don” after escaping unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on … Continue reading →
June 22 : General Interest 1944: FDR signs G.I. Bill On this day in 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services–known as G.I.s–for … Continue reading →
June 21 : General Interest1978: U.S. Constitution ratified New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land… read more American Revolution1779 : Spain … Continue reading →
June 20 : General Interest1975: Jaws released On this day in 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opens in theaters… read more American Revolution1782 : Congress adopts the … Continue reading →
June 19 : General Interest1953: Rosenbergs executed On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York… read … Continue reading →
June 18 : General Interest1812: War of 1812 begins The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law–and the War of 1812 begins… … Continue reading →
April 10 : General Interest1866: ASPCA is founded On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh, 54… read more American Revolution1778 … Continue reading →
April 9 : General Interest1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War… read more American Revolution1778 : Jeremiah Wadsworth … Continue reading →
April 8 : General Interest1974: Aaron sets new home run record On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714 homers… read more American Revolution1778 … Continue reading →
April 7 : General Interest1994: Civil war erupts in Rwanda On this day in 1994, Rwandan armed forces kill 10 Belgian peacekeeping officers in a successful effort to discourage international intervention in the genocide that had begun only hours earlier… … Continue reading →
December 17 : General Interest1903: First airplane flies Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft… read more American Revolution1777 : France formally recognizes the United Stateshttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/france-formally-recognizes-the-united-states … Continue reading →
December 16 : General Interest1773 : The Boston Tea Party In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor… read more American Revolution1773 … Continue reading →
December 15 : General Interest2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens On this day in 2001, Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after a team of experts spent 11 years and $27 million to fortify the tower without eliminating its famous … Continue reading →
December 14 : General Interest1911: Amundsen reaches South Pole Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott… read more American Revolution1777 : Thomas Conway is named inspector generalhttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-conway-is-named-inspector-general Automotive1909 … Continue reading →
December 13 : General Interest2000: Al Gore concedes presidential election Vice President Al Gore reluctantly concedes defeat to Texas Governor George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of legal battles over the recounting of votes in … Continue reading →
