56 Straight Games
On May 15, 1941 the New York Yankees played the Chicago White Sox, losing to them 3-1. Joe DiMaggio was able to get a single in one of his four at bats that day. No one knew that it was a game that would begin a streak, one that may never be broke. It was [...]
King George VI
When Albert Frederick Arthur George took the British throne becoming George VI on his Coronation on May 12, 1936, it was an unexpected accession. It was his elder brother, Edward, who was suppose to become King on the death of their Father George V. But Edward abdicated the title so as to marry Wallis Simpson. [...]
State of Minnesota
Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. he name comes from the Dakota language. The word Mnisota can be translated into sky-tinted water, and so named the Minnesota River. The State took its name from the river. [...]
The Stonewall Dies
The American Civil War may have been decided on May 10, 1863. It was on that day that General Thomas Jonathan Jackson died from complications of pneumonia eight days after he was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. (May 2, 1863) His death was for certain a setback for the Confederate Army affecting its military [...]
Author James Jones – He Wrote About WWII and More
James Ramon Jones was born in Robinson, Illinois on November 6, 1921. He was the second son of Ramon and Ada Jones. His older brother his older brother was George W. He also had a younger sister, Mary Ann. On November 10, 1939, three days after his eighteenth birthday he enlisted in the United States [...]
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola was first sold on May 8, 1886 at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. It was sold as a patent medicine for 5 cents. At the time carbonization was thought to good for heath. For the first few months only a few glasses were sold each day. The formula was created by John Sith Pemberton. [...]
The 12 Articles of the Bill of Rights
It didn’t take long for Congress to start debate on Amendments to the United States Constitution. Congress first convened on March 4, 1789 and on June 8th of the same year James Madison read his thoughts regarding a Bill of Rights. During the course of debates though the ratification process of the Constitution many states [...]
Most Consecutive Games Played in Baseball
1. Cal Ripken, Jr. – Baltimore Orioles – 2632 games – May 30, 1982 to September 1998. 2. Lou Gehrig – New York Yankees – 2130 – June 1, 1925 to April 30, 1939 3. Everett Scott – Boston/New York – 1307 – June 20, 1916 to May 5, 1925 4. Steve Garvey – Los [...]
Galena, Maryland
Galena, Maryland was founded in 1763 as a tavern town. William Downs was the owner of the local tavern. This is where the town’s original name Downs’s Cross Roads derived. Later the name was changed to Georgetown Cross Roads and finally Galena. Today the town still is a cross road with routes 213 and 313 [...]
May Day
May 1st is a holiday in many countries. One such holiday is International Workers’ Day (a name used interchangeably with May Day) a celebration of the achievements of the international labor movement. In the United States many view it as a socialist or communist celebration, although the day is the commemoration of the Haymarket Riot [...]
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