PTA
In 1897 Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst organized the first meeting of National Congress of Mothers. It was held February 17–19, Washington DC. They were expecting about 200 people, 2000 attended. Birney was elected President with Apperson named First Vice President. The wife of Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the United States [...]
Mary Surratt – The Woman, The Town, The Conspiracy
On July 7, 1865, four persons who had been tried and convicted in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln were lead to the gallows to be hung. At a little before 2 PM the trap door was tripped and the four fell to their death. Those hung that afternoon were Lewis T. Powell, George [...]
The First Game
Until 1933 the only time that Baseball’s National League faced the American League was in the World Series. That changed on July 6, 1933, at Chicago’s Comiskey Park when players from the two leagues came together to play the first All-Star Game. This first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World’s Fair [...]
2nd of July
It may not be remembered as the most important day of 1776, but it probably should be. Of course those who have read 6 Things Consider know my opinion on the importance of the date. It was on the 2nd of July that the Continental Congress voted for Independence from their home county of England. [...]
The Chevy Corvette
In many ways June 30th is the birthday of what many men think as their Dream Car. It was in 1953 when the first Corvette rolled off of the assembly line at the Flint Michigan Chevrolet Plant 39. In this production year only 300 Corvettes were built. The first two Corvettes off of the line [...]
Juneteenth
Juneteenth or June 19th is the date that many celebrate as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. June 19, 1865 was the day Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived on Galveston Island, Texas to take possession of the state and enforce the emancipation of its slaves. The holiday had it starts in Galveston [...]
Evers is Killed
On June 12, 1963, civil rights activist and NAACP leader Medgar Evers was on his way to his home in Jackson Mississippi when he was struck down by an assassin’s bullet. Earlier in the day, President John F. Kennedy had delivered a speech supporting civil rights on national television. Evers was born on July 2, [...]
The Committee is Formed
How much do you actually know about what happened on and around July 4, 1776? We all know that July 4th is the birthday of the United States, but is it really.Events that lead up to the birth of the United States started with a Resolution by Richard Henry Lee, a representative to the [...]
Quick Amendments
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 [...]
The Apple II Computer
On June 5, 1977 the Apple II computer went on sale. The retail price for this early personal computer was $1298 for one with 4KB of Ram. A higher end one with 48 KB or RAM listed for $2638. This was without a video display. The Apple II was Apple’s second computer, the Apple I. [...]
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