This Week in History: August 13-19, 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 August 13-19, 2018
August 13
1889 - William Gray patents the coin-operated...
This Week in History: August 6-12, 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 August 6-12, 2018
August 6
1890 - The electric chair is first...
This Week in History: July 30-August 5, 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 July 30-August 5, 2018
July 30
1619 - The first representative assembly...
This Week in History: July 23-29, 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 July 23-29, 2018
July 23
1715 - The first lighthouse in America...
This Week in History: July 16-22, 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 July 16-22, 2018
July 16
1790 - U.S. Congress establishes the District...
This Week in History: July 9-15, 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 July 9-15, 2018
July 9
1776 - The American Declaration of Independence...
This Week in History: July 2-8, 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 July 2-8, 2018
July 2
1776 - Richard Henry Lee’s resolution that...
This Week in History: June 25-July 1, 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 June 25-July 1, 2018
June 25
1638 - A lunar eclipse becomes...
This Week in History: June 18-24, 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 June 18-24, 2018
June 18
1682 - William of Penn founds Pennsylvania.
1812...
This Week in History: June 11-17, 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 June 11-17, 2018
June 11
1578 - England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert...