The Boll Weevil Monument in the town of Enterprise in Coffee County, Alabama
Gunpowder Plot
Remember, remember
the fifth of November
the gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason
why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.
Those who know th
New England Vampire Panic
It is the eighteen hundreds and a strange disease is sweeping New England. People are getting sick and slowly wasting away. The disease is called “Consumption”
Raines Law
Raines law was a liquor tax intended to reduce the consumption of alcohol in New York. The law was authored by John Raines and passed in March of 1896.
Becoming American series of films and programs starting in June
Please join us for the upcoming “Becoming American” series of documentaries and discussions on immigration.
The Wars of the Roses: the real life Game of Thrones
With the last episode of Game of Thrones approaching, you may feel that you’ve already lived through as much subterfuge, twists, turns, thrills, horror and heartbreak. If not, however, try The Wars of the Roses.
The 1919 Stanley Cup
As our beloved St. Louis Blues once again head into playoff hockey, we look back at 1919, a year without a Stanley Cup champion.
Hockey was a lot different 100
Beware the Ides of March?
Everyone has heard “beware the Ides of March” but have you ever stopped to consider: what exactly is an “ides” and why should we beware of them in March?
From Julian to Gregory, and the correction of 10 days
On February 24, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII corrected mistakes on the Julian calendar, effectively putting into a place a New Style, or what we call a Gregorian, calendar.
The Halifax Explosion
On the morning of December 6th 1917, the largest man made explosion up until the atomic bomb happened near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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