History

The following was written and recorded by James C. Roberts, President and Founder of The American Veterans Center. Each recording costs about $750 to record and they are a vital part of the historical record....

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsDec. 4-10, 2023 December 41872 - The American merchant ship Mary Celeste is discovered mysteriously abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. There were...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023 September 251493 - Christopher Columbus sets sail with 17 ships on his second voyage to America.1775 - American...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 18-24, 2023 September 181793 - President George Washington lays the cornerstone of the Capitol building. It wasn’t completed until 1826 because...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 11-17, 2023 September 11 (National Day of Service and Remembrance)1941 - Construction begins on the Pentagon and it is completed on...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 4-10, 2023 September 41813 - The “Religious Remembrancer Christian Observer” is the first religious newspaper published in the U.S. It was...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 28-Aug 3, 2023 August 281830 - The first steam locomotive train built in the U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 21-27, 2023 August 211831 - The Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 whites in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner and 55...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 14-20, 2023 August 141911 - Senate leaders begin rotating the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates...

This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 7-13, 2023 August 71782 - George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart after the Continental Congress forbids Washington from...