It was a bicentennial that sparked little or no fanfare, but one certainly worthy of remembrance. We’re alluding to the 200th anniversary of the Jan. 14, 1784. ratification by Congress of the “final Treaty of Paris” which officially ended the Revolutionary War. Actually congressional endorsement was more or less a formality. But it had its place… Continue reading Paris Treaty Bicentennial Noted
Category: History
Eagle Bicentennial Approaches
There’s an eagle in your life and you have a current opportunity to get better-acquainted with it. We refer to the American bald eagle and the bicentennial of its selection as national bird by the Continental Congress June 20 1782. This being the 200th anniversary, it’s appropriate that Congress and the President have designated the 20th of June 1982 as… Continue reading Eagle Bicentennial Approaches
Book Recalls Earhart Tragedy
Amelia Earhart’s ill-fated round-the-world flight attempt in 1937 and the long, fruitless search for her and her navigator has one of the most extensively-covered news stories of that era. Tragic and still a mystery to a considerable extent, that episode and Earhart’s many successful exploits will be remembered this week, 50th anniversary of the solo trans-Atlantic flight of… Continue reading Book Recalls Earhart Tragedy
‘Shot Heard Round the World’
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. These words by Ralph Waldo Emerson were part of a hymn sung July 4, 1837, at completion of the “Battle Monument” at Concord, Mass. They have significance… Continue reading ‘Shot Heard Round the World’
The Custer Legend Still Lives
We are the pride of the Army And a regiment of great renown… Thus began “Garry Own,” regimental battle song of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry, the outfit of Brevet Maj. Gen. George A. Custer in the post-Civil War campaign against the Indians. And the chorus: In the Fighting Seventh’s the place for me, It’s the… Continue reading The Custer Legend Still Lives
Happy Birthday to The “Star Spangled Banner”
Probably no single patriotic song has provoked so much controversy, involving both lyrics and music. But “The Star – Spangled Banner” continues to be sung and performed with pride after 51 years as our national anthem and over 167 years in the country’s music history – ever since the words were written by Francis Scott… Continue reading Happy Birthday to The “Star Spangled Banner”
Another Look at Custer: Was It Battle or Suicide?
We are the pride of the Army And a regiment of great renown… Thus began “Garry Own,” regimental battle song of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry, the outfit of Brevet Maj. Gen. George A. Custer in the post-Civil War campaign against the Indians. And the chorus: In the Fighting Seventh’s the place for me, It’s the… Continue reading Another Look at Custer: Was It Battle or Suicide?
Who’s Uncle Sam’s Creator?
‘Uncle Sam’ Just about every American knows that name – symbol and personification of the United States. Indeed his image might turn up just about anywhere – a tall. spare man with chin’ whisker, usually dressed in a red-white-blue costume of striped trousers, swallow-tailed coat, and tall hat with a hand of stars. Uncle Sam… Continue reading Who’s Uncle Sam’s Creator?
‘D-Day’ Occurred 36 Years Ago
By N. LA VERL CHRISTENSEN Scripps League Newspapers “The greatest amphibious assault of all time.” That was the term used in news dispatches June 6, 1944 to describe the ”D-Day” allied invasion of Normandy in France, possibly the most decisive stepping stone to the European victory in world war II. Everyone knew the allies were… Continue reading ‘D-Day’ Occurred 36 Years Ago
Friday Is Anniversary of San Francisco Quake
N.L. CHRISTENSEN Scripps League Newspapers. At 5 o’clock the morning April 18, 1906, widow Hasel Yardley slipped out of her apartment near Market Street to look for bargains at adjacent fruit and vegetable stalls, leaving 2-year-old daughter Annie asleep. Suddenly in the gray dawn she was terrified by the rumble and shock of a powerful… Continue reading Friday Is Anniversary of San Francisco Quake