This Week in History: March 12-18, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of March 12-18, 2018
March 12
1664 - The first naturalization act is...
This Week in History: March 5-11, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of March 5-11, 2018
March 5
1770 - During the “Boston Massacre,” British...
This Week in History: Feb. 26-March 4, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Feb. 26-March 4, 2018
February 26
1732 - The first Catholic mass...
This Week in History: Feb. 19-25, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Feb. 19-25, 2018
February 19
1807 - Vice President Aaron Burr, arrested...
This Week in History: Feb. 12-18, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Feb. 12-18, 2018
February 12
1793 - The first U.S. fugitive slave...
This Week in History: Feb. 5-11, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Feb. 5-11, 2018
February 5
1778 - South Carolina becomes the first...
This Week in History: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2018
January 29
1845 - Edgar Allen Poe's narrative...
This Week in History: Jan. 22-28, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Jan. 22-28, 2018
January 22
1673 - Postal service between New York...
This Week in History: Jan. 15-21, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Jan. 15-21, 2018
January 15
1870 - A donkey is first used...
This Week in History: Jan. 8-14, 2018
This Week in History
by Dianne Hermann
“The most effective way to destroy people is to
deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
Week of Jan. 8-14, 2018
January 8
1790 - President George Washington delivers the...