This Week in History: Mar 13-19, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsMar 13-19, 2023
March 131868 - The Senate begins President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial. The Senate failed by one vote to impeach...
This Week in History: Mar 6-12, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsMar 6-12, 2023
March 61831 - Edgar Allan Poe is removed from West Point Military Academy after seven months. Poe was court-martialed...
Waco Massacre and the FBI – 30 years ago
David Koresh wasn’t even his real name. Born Vernon Wayne Howell in Houston, Texas, to a 15-year-old unwed mother, he was raised by his grandparents. Vernon was given the nickname “Mr. Retardo” in school...
This Week in History: Feb 27-Mar 5, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsFeb 27-Mar 5, 2023
February 271813 - Congress authorizes the use of steamboats to transport mail.1922 - The Supreme Court unanimously upholds...
This Week in History: Feb 20-26, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsFeb 20-26, 2023
February 201792 - The U.S. postal service is created. Postage cost 6 cents to 12 cents depending on the...
This Week in History: Feb 13-19, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsFeb 13-19, 2023
February 131795 - The University of North Carolina opens, becoming the first state university in the U.S.1866 - Jesse...
This Week in History: Feb 6-12, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsFeb 6-12, 2023
February 61693 - A royal charter is granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. It...
This Week in History: Jan 30-Feb 5, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsJan 30-Feb 5, 2023
January 301798 - The first brawl in the House of Representatives takes place when Congressmen Matthew Lyon and...
This Week in History: Jan 23-29, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsJan 23-29, 2023
January 231855 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bridge...
Dem. Gov’s “Segregation now … Segregation Forever” speech – 60 years later
Democrat Alabama Governor George Wallace, in his January 14, 1963, inaugural speech said in part, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” Although that was sixty years ago, George Wallace’s fiery words still echo into...