Considered by many as one of the most influential actors and comedians of his time, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, known to all of us as Charlie Chaplin, was born on this day in 1889, in England. Known mostly as a comedic actor in the silent movie era, Mr. Chapman also composed music, wrote the screenplays, […]
On this day, at 2:27am in 1912, the Titanic had taken in enough water to sink into the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Newfoundland, two and one-half hours after striking an iceburg. Out of the 2200+ passengers on this vessel, 1517 lives were lost. This year is the 100th Anniversary of this fatal […]
Noah Webster, a religious man in his own right, felt that there should be a more secular appoach to teaching, so all children could learn read and write no matter what there religious backgrounds were. Five generations of children learned from the blue hard-bound speller books. On this day, in 1843, Webster copyrighted the first […]
On this day, in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born. He is considered by many as a crucial part of us becomming a country. He was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independance, the thrid President of the United States, and many other things too lengthy to mention. He is one of the United State’s […]
The Civil War started due to the question on whether slavery should or shouldn’t be abolished. When Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States, it was clear that the writing was on the wall and that slavery was going to be a thing of the past. Several states seperated from the Union to create […]
On this day, in 1951, while the Truman Administration was going through UN peace talks with Korea and China, General MacArthur felt it would be of better interest for the US to stretch the fighting into China from Korea. In fact, MacArthur sent out a message to his troops that went against the policies set […]
Branch Rickey will best be remembered as the man who, against everyone else’s wishes, took it upon himself to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he signed Jackie Robinson in 1947 while he was President of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Though it would have happened eventually, who knows how long it would’ve taken […]
Happy 100th Birthday Fenway Park!! Today marks the 100th anniversary of this prestigious home of the Boston Red Sox. It has seen many things in it’s history, such as the first time people had the opportunity to see Babe Ruth play ball. With that, let’s not forget the “Curse of the Bambino” that, many fans […]
Henry “Hank” Aaron accomplished a feat on this day that many felt would never be able to be achieved. He broke Babe Ruth’s lifetime homerun mark by hitting career number 715 off Los Angeles Dodger Al Downing. He would go on to hit 755 home runs and is to this day, considered by many, still […]
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