Died in Space
The American Space mission that is known as Apollo 1 ended tragically with the death of three men; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. During a test and training exercise a fire ignited in the command module on top a Saturn IB rocket. Without an escape hatch on the capsule the three [...]
Bloody Sunday
When speaking of Bloody Sunday it all depends on what part of the world you are standing, since there has been a couple of events for which that term has been used, on when it occurred. During the United States Civil Rights movement, Bloody Sunday occurred on March 7, 1965.
To bring attention to the [...]
The Black Dahlia
When Elizabeth Short left San Diego for Los Angeles on January 9, 1947 she was simply a 22 year old aspiring actress. On that day she hitched a ride to LA with salesman Robert Manley. He dropped her off at the Bilmore Hotel at around 6:30 PM. A few hours later she [...]
The Mystery Dies
December 3, 1926 was a quiet Friday evening. Mystery writer Agatha Christie was well on her way as an established writing having just published her seventh book, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. After giving her daughter a goodnight kiss she suddenly left the house for a car ride. The next morning the car [...]
Millard Fillmore
Thirteen may be an unlucky number to some, but in any long list there is an item 13. The 13th President of the United States was Millard Fillmore. Fillmore was elected to be Zachary Taylor’s Vice President in 1848 and became President upon Taylor’s death on July 9, 1850.
Millard Fillmore was born on [...]
Utah
On January 4, 1896 Utah was admitted as the 45th State of the United States. This was after its seventh attempt. The first was in 1849.
The lands of Utah is thought to have been inhabited by man for 12,000 years, but it wasn’t until around 1776 that the first Spanish explorers arrived. [...]
Nast and Political Cartoons
Thomas Nast was a 19th century caricaturist and editorial cartoonist. He is considered to be the father of the political cartoon. Nast was German born and came to America when he was 6. Nast drew for Harper’s Weekly from 1859 to 1886, with a break from 1861 when he worked in Italy [...]
Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theories
On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy, the the thirty-fifth President of the United States was killed while riding with his wife Jacqueline and Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nelly in a Presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas. This there is no doubt. Although the official report shows that Lee [...]
James Garfield
President James A Garfield, the 20th President of the United States were born on November 19, 1831. He is one of the seven Presidents to be born in Ohio. Only Virginia with nine Presidents born there has more.
While running for the office of President he was a sitting member of the House of Representatives. [...]
The Plymouth Pilgrims
During the first part of the 17th Century a group called the Separatists felt a need for a complete separation from the Church of England. They wanted to worship in a very simple manner without all of the ritual and symbols which were used in the Anglican Church. This group first [...]
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