The Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson was unsure whether the United States Constitution gave him the right to negotiate with a foreign government for the purchase of territorial rights in the area west of the 1803 United States. In fact he was under the impression that it didn’t, but he did understand the value of the Port of [...]
Shores of Tripoli
A line in the Marine Corp. Hymn goes; “From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli” The shores of Tripoli refer to the Battle of Derne which occurred on April 27, 1805 as part of the First Barbary War. An attachment of Marines under the command of Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon lead an attack [...]
Who is Koo Stark
Every movie has scenes that are shot, but never make it to the final product. There are times when fans of the movie knows about the scenes, sometimes they even have seen the original script, and may even have a clear picture in their mind on what the scene and the characters look like. The [...]
The Red Baron
He was only 25 when he died on April 25, 1918, but Manfred von Richthofen also known as the Red Baron was a flying ace and a deadly combat pilot for Germany during World War I. he was also know as “le Diable Rouge” (“Red Devil”) or “Le Petit Rouge” (“Little Red”) in French, and [...]
Hershey: The Man and His Park
In 1903 Milton Hershey broke ground for his chocolate factory on a 1200 acre parcel of ground located in the cornfields of Pennsylvania about 10 miles from Harrisburg. Around his factory he also planned a town. The town now bares his name, Hershey. Hershey planned more than just a place to live and work for [...]
Columbia Student Protests
The 1960′s was a time for protest. Most of the protests were against the undeclared War that the United States was fighting in Vietnam. Many things came from these protest including political protest songs, the Summer of Love and the first crusade to save the environment. Many of the protester were college students with college [...]
They Lived at the Same Time – 1492
Christopher Columbus. Everyone knows that Columbus was alive in 1492, it was in this year that he set sail across the Atlantic and landed on what soon would be called America. He lived from 1451 to 1506 Leonardo Da Vinci. In 1492 Da Vinci was living in Milan and produced his Vitruvian Man, his study [...]
420
One of the terms that many seem to be seeing in personal ads and even sometimes a a text code is 420. Today it is generally used to signify illegal drug use or more specifically the use of marijuana. But where did the term come from. According to snopes.com it started to be used by [...]
Partriots’ Day
April 19, 1775 has been determined to be the first battle of the American Revolution. It was on that day that the Battles of Lexington and Concord, near Boston were fought. The first shots were fired shortly after first light. This day is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Maine, which [...]
About the Los Angeles Dodgers
During the early days of baseball the New York district of Brooklyn was home to many ball clubs. Even though Brooklyn had fielded strong teams prior to 1869 the team they fielded in the National Association of Professional Baseball that formed in 1871 were weak. When the National League granted their eight territories to eight [...]
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