The Chestertown Tea Party
Many are talking about the Tea Party who are in protest of the taxes as well as the size and policies of some of the Governments and Politicians of the United States, however this is about an annual non political Tea Party that is in memory of Revolutionary Times. During the 18th century the Maryland [...]
Gathering of the Tribes
On January 14, 1967 20 to 30 thousand people came together at Golden State Park in San Francisco for the Human Be-In. It has unofficially become known as the prelude to the Summer of Love. It was first announced on the cover of the San Francisco Oracle first Issue as “A Gathering of the Tribes [...]
The Fire Was Not Started by a Cow
October 8, 1871 was a Sunday morning when a fire started around a small barn behind 137 DeKoven Street. The barn was owned by Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. By the time that the fire was under control, three days later on October 10th, a great part of the City of Chicago was destroyed. Chicago Republican [...]
Damn The Torpedoes! The Battle of Mobile Bay
Many of us have heard the phrase, “Damn the Torpedoes! Full speed ahead”. And many of us may also have not idea who said these words or when. Admiral David Farragut, who was commanding a Union Fleet during the American Civil Words is credited with saying this at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August [...]
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge has become a central element of the San Francisco landscape and it was opened for the first time on May 27, 1937. On that day it was opened for ‘Pedestrian Day’. Over 200,000 people paid 25 cents to walk the bridge. On the following day at noon President Franklin Roosevelt in [...]
Eiffel Tower – A French Eyesore
On March 31, 1889 the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. It opened a little over a month later on May 6th. The tower is named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel. It took two years to built the tower and was used as the entry arch for the 1889 World’s Fair that marked the 100th anniversary [...]
A Dutch City in America
During the early part of the 17th Century the English had a colonies in New England (the Plymouth Colony and ones along the Chesapeake Bay (Virginia and Maryland. Between these two areas the Dutch established the colony of New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam was founded in 1625 outside of Fort Amsterdam located on an island on [...]
The President’s Residence
The cornerstone for the home of the President of the United States was laid on October 13, 1792. The location of the capital city was approved by Congress on July 16, 1790. Charles L’Enfant, a French Planner, designed the city and choose the site for the Presidential Residence. Even though the President’s Resident was being [...]
Floyd
In the early afternoon hours of August 20, 1804 Charles Floyd died. His death wasn’t lost in history though since he was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and was the only member to die. In his journals Lewis wrote that, “We buried him on the top of the bluff Mile below a [...]
Sturgis
As July ends and August begins thousands of motorcycle riders and their friends climb on their bikes and head to Sturgis, South Dakota to be part of the big rally that occurs there each year. The 69th rally runs from August 3, 2009 through the 9th. The Black Hills Motor Classic, the first rally, was [...]
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