This Week In History, August 18-24, 2014
This Week In History
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of August 18-24, 2014
August 18
1735 - The Boston Evening Post newspaper...
This Week In History, August 11-17, 2014
This Week In History
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of August 11-17, 2014
August 11
1860 - The first successful silver mill...
U.S. History Rewrite Takes a Dark Left Turn
The hate America first crowd have rewritten AP U.S. History and, thanks to Common Core, there is not a thing we can do about it. This moribund regurgitation of our past will hit high schools this Fall.
The new...
This Week In History, July 28 – August 3, 2014
This Week In History
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of July 28-August 3, 2014
July 28
1868 - The 14th Amendment is ratified, granting...
This Week In History, July 14-20 2014
This Week In History
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of July 14-20, 2014
July 14
1798 - The Sedition Act prohibits public...
This Week In History July 7-13 2014
This Week In History
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of July 7-13, 2014
July 7
1863 - The first military draft in...
A Must-Read: Federal Judge Commends Crook in LIRR Gravy Train Case
LIRR workers doing the perp walk.
A crook will pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he stole from taxpayers over the next 892 years. Fabulous!
The Federal Railroad Pension system is rife with “particularly serious...
This Week In History May 5-11 2014
This Week In History
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of May 5-11, 2014
May 5
1809 - Mary Kies is the first...
This Week In History, April 28 – May 4
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of April 28-May 4, 2014
April 28
1818 - The U.S. Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Pact of 1817...
This Week In History April 21-27
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of April 21-27, 2014
April 21
1789 - John Adams is sworn in as the first U.S. Vice...