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On this day in 1863, the battle that would be considered the turning point to the Civil War, would end. The Battle of Gettysburg would only last three days, with Confederate forces running very low on ammunition, they would retreat and this battle seemed to take the life out of the Confederate Army. Three and […]
In 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States of America. With the US Army being founded on the same date two years earlier, this was the perfect time to introduce the new design for a flag that would symbolize our new nation. In 1919, […]
On this day, in 1588, Phillip II of Spain sent a Spanish Armada of 130 ships to England to overthrow Protestant Ruler, Queen Elizabeth I of England. With it looking like the throne in France was going to be taken by a Protestant, and the on-going hatred Phillip had with the Queen of England, it […]
Where would we be without next-day airmail? In most of our minds today, we must have something yesterday and will pay that something extra to get it to us quicker. Without the luxury of this service, we wouldn’t have this option. In 1918, regular airmail service got underway, with daily flights flying from New York […]
The Channel Tunnel, also referred to as the Chunnel, opened on May 6th, 1994. It’s an underground rail service connecting Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdome with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, near Calais, France. The American Society of Civil Engineers has called it one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. The tunnel carries passengers on […]
I think you all have heard the name William Shakespeare before. For the last 400 years, he has entertained millions, if not billions of people with his plays that are considered still a work of genius. They have been performed in every major language known to man and, to this day, are performed more often […]
Liza Minnelli, actress/singer/daughter of Judy Garland, was born on this day in 1946. For decades, Liza has entertained us with her acting and singing. Her accomplishments are many and have spanned the last three generations. Liza won her first Acadamy Award in 1972 for her role in the movie, “Caberet”, where she won for Best […]
On this day, in 1901, J. P. Morgan acquired Carnagie Steel to form U.S. Steel. The buy made Andrew Carnagie the world’s richest man. To celebrate J.P. Morgan’s buy, I’d like to introduce to you a drink he supposedly had something to do with. At the very least, even if it was meant to be […]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, established in 1870, was opened to the public on this day in 1872. Funded by private money from citizens that wanted to bring art closer to the public, The Met is now considered the most visited art center in the United States, (third in the world), with over five million […]
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