This Week in History: August 2-8, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
This Week in History: July 26-August 1, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
This Week in History: July 19-25, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
This Week in History: July 12-18, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
This Week in History: July 5-11, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
Today is the first day at Gettysburg, one of the bloodiest days of the...
A popular myth surrounding this day is that it began with a shoe factory. It's a story that evolved over years but it probably isn't true. There was no shoe factory in the town,...
A short history of the Star Spangled Banner and British slaves
On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the Star-Spangled Banner which is set to the British tune, "To Anacreon in Heaven." Â In 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially designated the poem as our national...
This Week in History: June 28-July 4, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
This Week in History: June 21-27, 2021
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand inneed of its experienced patriots to prevent...
History of Juneteenth: Emancipation Day
Note: I first posted this article in 2016. It’s seems appropriate to post it again in light of the fact is was made a national holiday. - Dianne Hermann
June 19th is a holiday called...