“There is a Chinese curse which says ‘May he live in interesting times.’ Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty, but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind.”- Robert Kennedy 1966 In 1966, a man running for Senate from a state…
Interesting Times or Not
Today In History- Agnew Resigns October 10, 1973
“Kranepool flies to right. Agnew resigns.” From an apocryphal note given to Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart October 10, 1973 He was a founding figure for the modern political right but would leave his office in disgrace. He exhibited few exceptional traits or remarkable life experiences but he would become the second most powerful man…
Today in History- October 9th, 1934
The fall classic is nearly upon us and as a result October is filled with historical moments of America’s past time. Eighty-three years ago the famed “Gashouse gang” St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series. But who were they? And what’s with the nickname? The Cardinals of the 1920’s and 30s are sometimes forgotten in…
Today In History- October 2nd 2017
On October 2nd, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson was bed ridden in Washington suffering from exhaustion caused by, what would be, the last political battle of his life. World War had ended 11 months earlier and the man hailed by many as the savior of democracy was fighting to gain the public support necessary for the…
This Day in History October 1
“The Mountains are calling and I must go”- John Muir On October 1st 1890 the United States Congress established Yosemite as a National Park. Located in northern-California, the park has been under national protection since Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864. According to the park service, the earliest evidence of humans in the…
Today In History September 27th
“To be defeated and not submit, is victory; to be victorious and rest on one’s laurels, is defeat” Jozef Pilsudski (Polish revolutionary and statesman) On September 27th, 1939 twenty-six days of fighting between Poland and Germany came to an end when Warsaw surrendered to Hitler and the third reich. On the first of the month…
History Fact of the Day September 20, 2017- Jim Croce Death
…If you mean what you’re singing, people understand” Jim Croce Forty-four years ago today, the Italian-American singer/songwriter, Jim Croce passed away. If you are a millennial, you may not know that name, but almost everyone knows his music. Songs like “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Time in a Bottle” are still heard on radio stations…
The 5 most important moments in the history of books
“But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think”- Lord Byron (Don Juan Canto 3, Stanza 88) Few things in our world can go toe to toe with the abilities and versatilities of “The Book”. Why? They transport us to…
History as Self Improvement
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man: true nobility is being superior to your former self” – Ernest Hemingway For some, studying history need not be justified because, for them, it is inherently interesting and engaging. In these instances reading about history is entertaining in the way reading a novel or…