Category: Human Interest
Slaying Dragons
On June 9th, 1954, Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) was firmly rebuffed and eventually finished by courtly U.S. Army general counsel Joseph Welch on national television,…
A Bridge for Sale
On May 24th, 1883, the The New York and Brooklyn Bridge was opened for cart, carriage and pedestrian traffic. Thousands of people attended the opening…
The Birth of the Blue Jeans
On May 20th, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are awarded a patent to create work pants reinforced with…
Doomed Lady Anna
On May 19th, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was executed on charges of incest, witchcraft, adultery and conspiracy against the…
Madam Secretary
On May 15th, 1937 the first woman US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, is born in Prague; her name at birth was Marie Jana Korbelová….
Chief Pontiac’s War
On May 7th, 1763, Pontiac’s War (also known as Pontiac’s Conspiracy or Pontiac’s Rebellion) was launched by a loose confederation of Native American tribes, primarily…
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