The USS Princeton was the most powerful warship in the world. It was designed by the great inventor John Ericsson (who later created the Monitor). It was the first warship with a screw propeller and it had the largest naval gun in the world. The Peacemaker was a 15-inch monster. Read more…
William Frederick Cody was born on Feb. 26, 1846 in the Iowa Territory. He went on to become the most famous person on Earth. Here are some interesting facts about “Buffalo Bill”: His father was anti-slavery and did not hide it. When William was seven years old, his family moved Read more…
Fort Vincennes was a British fort located in the Ohio River Valley. It was built to guard the frontier after the French and Indian War. During the Revolutionary War, Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark (older brother of William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame) was determined to take the Ohio Read more…
“The Battle of Los Angeles” (also called the “Los Angeles Air Raid”) occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 24, 1942. Just two months after Pearl Harbor, people living on the west coast were still paranoid about a Japanese attack. And with small cause because the day before a Read more…
When you were in kindergarten and you sang “This Land is Your Land”, did your teacher tell you that you were singing a protest song? Did she even know? It’s a good bet that Jennifer Lopez knew when she sang part of the song at Biden’s inauguration. But how many Read more…
Today is the birthday of the Father of Our Country. George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732. Here is some trivia about him: he was 6’3” and wore size 13 shoes 2. he was born on Feb. 11, but when Great Britain switched to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, Read more…
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the man who, if he had not been born, we would not have chewing gum! Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón was born on Feb. 21, 1794. He is better known as simply Santa Anna. Read more…
Edward “Butch” O’Hare was born the son of a lawyer. His father, “Artful Eddie” O’Hare, was lawyer to Al Capone. When he thought about the future he was creating for his son, he decided he had to do something to get his son out of the mob business. He Read more…
In 1945, the British were on the offensive to reclaim Burma from the Japanese. In January, it was decided that Ramaree Island, off the coast of Burma, would make a good place for an airfield. An amphibious assault was made to clear out the 1,200-1,500 Japanese soldiers. In fierce fighting, Read more…
The great Athenian lawmaker Solon once went to visit the richest man in the world – King Croesus of Lydia. Croesus lived in a beautiful palace and wanted to show off his wealth to his visitor. After a tour of the palace and several sumptuous meals, Croesus was expecting Read more…