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 [...]
History Shows Mistakes Made
History gives us a great view of the past. And looking back at the past it’s obvious that some things that were considered right and accepted would now be considered way out of our character. There has always been wrong decisions made, even by the Supreme Court. One those was made on May 18, 1896 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rudolf Hess
Rudolf Hess, born April 26, 1894, can be considered one of Adolf Hitler’s many henchmen. In the early days of the Nazi Party as one of Hitler’s deputies he rose to the ranks of third in the German leadership behind Hitler and Hermann Göring. On May 10, 1941 he left Germany suddenly for Scotland. His [...]
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 [...]
Emancipation Day
On April 16, 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act for the District of Columbia. The act emancipated slaves in Washington DC. $1 million was set aside to give Union slaveholder up to $300 for their freed slave. This was nearly nine months before the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. This is the [...]
Titanic
On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titantic, a ship considered virtually unsinkable was struck by an Iceberg and sank. The ship carried the minimum number of lifeboats which could only carry about 1000 people. In 1898, the novel ‘Futility’ written by Morgan Robertson was published. It’s a story about a giant ship, [...]
Songs Heard on the Titanic
After the Titanic stuck the iceberg and panic was all abound the band lead by Wallace H. Hartley played as the ship was sinking. The other member of the band were Fred Clarke, P.C. Taylor, G. Krins, Theodore Brailey, Jock Hume, J.W. Woodward and Roger Bricoux. Here are a few of the songs that may [...]
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