An interesting historical story.
William Kidd never left a crewman on a deserted isle. He never made anyone walk the plank. He did leave a buried treasure, but that was about the only thing that was classic pirate. The fact is, although he is infamous, he was a poor example of a pirate. Read more
Today is the anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest showman – P.T. Barnum. Here is the story of the greatest attraction in his circus. On Feb. 3, 1882, the most famous elephant in the world was sold to American showman P.T. Barnum. Two-year-old Jumbo was captured in the Read more
One of the most famous military units in the Ancient World was the Sacred Band of Thebes. It was created around 378 B.C. by Gorgidas. He had the genius idea of taking advantage of the homosexual relationships common among Greek soldiers. What if you paired off companions on the Read more
Before America celebrates its greatness tomorrow, let’s take time to remember that our country is not perfect. In 1983, the U.S. was outraged when a Soviet jet shot down a Korean airliner killing 269. Five years later, the U.S. was on the other side of a similar tragedy. With Read more
On July 2, 1881, Pres. James Garfield was looking forward to a summer trip to New England. He and his teenage sons headed for the railway station in the morning. He was accompanied by Secretary of State James G. Blaine. He had no body guards. At 9:20, Charles Guiteau Read more
Christopher “Clutty” Clayton Hutton was a pilot in the Royal Air Corps in WWI. After the war he worked as a journalist and publicist in Hollywood. When WWI broke out, his country needed him. Someone in the Military Intelligence Section 9 (MI9) remembered that in 1915, Hutton had challenged Read more
When Erich Remarque was fighting on the Western Front in WWI, he made the acquaintance of Adolf Hitler. They participated in the Third Battle of Ypres. After the war, their paths diverged. Remarque became a writer. In 1927, he wrote a novel based on his experiences. Two years later, Read more
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Her father had been a captain in the Confederate army and was running a cotton plantation at the time. She was a normal child until age 19 months when she caught what doctors called “brain fever”. It was Read more
The Sepoy Rebellion was from 1857-1859. It is noted for some infamous atrocities by both the Indian rebels and the British colonialists. One of those incidents was the Siege of Cawnpore. Cawnpore was a garrison town for the British East India Company. Gen. Hugh Wheeler was in command of Read more
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest woman athletes in American History. Two of the greatest athletes of the 20th Century were nicknamed Babe. One of them was possibly the greatest female athlete in history. She was born Mildred Ella Didrikson. Her parents were Norwegian immigrants. She grew up Read more