History

Was a little-known standoff the real start of the American Revolution?

By Robert Pushkar, The Smithsonian – 2/26/25

This Week in History – February 28-March 6

February 28, 1944 – Nazi soldiers arrest Dutch Christian Corrie ten Boom and her family for harboring Jews …

Those Were The Days – Friday, February 28, 1913

This Week in History – February 21-27

2/21/1945 – Eric Liddell, the Scottish Olympian’s story is told in Chariots of Fire …

Those Were The Days – Friday, February 21, 1913

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This Week in History – February 14-20

February 14, 1989 – The first of 24 satellites of GPS are placed into orbit.

Those Were The Days – Friday, February 14, 1913

Those Were The Days – Friday, February 14, 1913

This Week in History – February 7-13

British novelist Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England.

Those Were The Days – Friday, February 7, 1913

Those Were The Days – Friday, February 7, 1913

This Week in History – January 31-February 6

Scotch Tape is introduced by 3M.

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 31, 1913

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 31, 1013

This Week in History – January 24-January 30

January 24, 1573 – English poet and preacher John Donne …

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 24, 1913

Those Were The Days – Friday January 24, 1913.

The end of Auschwitz

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the largest concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Trump declassifies JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files

President Trump signed an executive order …

Steamboats, railroads, and the real race against a fictional hero

Verne stood in his home in Amiens holding a candle, peering at the map he had made of Fogg’s journey. Next to Verne stood a young American journalist who …

This Week in History – January 17-January 23

January 17, 1706 – Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, MA. Considered the Elder Statesman of the American Revolution, he displayed multiple talents as a printer, author, publisher, philosopher, inventor, scientist, diplomat, and philanthropist. He signed both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 17, 1913

Those Were The Days – Friday January 17 1013.

Religious liberty, the genius of the American founding

In order to establish republican self-government, the American Founders had to solve these complicated problems …

This Week in History – January 10-January 16

January 10, 1776 – Common Sense, a 50-page pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating American independence, was published. It sold over 500,000 copies in America and Europe, influencing, among others, the authors of the Declaration of Independence.

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 10, 1013

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 10, 1013

How old are fossils?

How long does it take to make a fossil? Would you believe that when the correct natural conditions are duplicated in the laboratory, the process only takes a few days to get underway?

This Week in History – January 3-January 9

January 3, 1521 – Martin Luther, at age 38, is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses which started the Protestant Reformation.

Those Were The Days – Friday, January 3, 1913