Category: American History
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General John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), along with 25,000 soldiers who had fought in the AEF’s 1st Division on the Western Front parade down Fifth Avenue while New Yorkers showered them with rose petals after Returning From War. September 10, 1919.
Image: General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 10, 1919, almost one year after an armistice officially ended World War I, New York City holds a parade to welcome home General John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), along with 25,000 soldiers who…
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A Japanese Floatplane From the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Submarine I-25 Drops Bombs on an Oregon State Forest to Start a Forest Fire to Divert American War Resources. September 9, 1942.
Image: Nobuo Fujita standing by his Yokosuka E14Y “Glen” seaplane. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 9, 1942, a Japanese floatplane from the Imperial Japanese Navy’s submarine I-25 drops incendiary bombs on an Oregon state forest to start a massive forest fire to divert American war resources. This was the first air attack…
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One of the Deadliest Hurricanes in American History Hits Galveston, Texas, Killing Between 6,000-12,000 people. September 8, 1900.
Image: Many who died had their corpses piled onto carts for burial at sea. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 8, 1900, one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history hits Galveston, Texas, killing between 6,000-12,000 people. The storm caused so much destruction on the Texas coast that reliable estimates of the number of…
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The James-Younger Gang Rode Into Northfield, Minnesota, Intending to Rob the First National Bank. September 7, 1876
On this day in history, when the James-Younger Gang rode into Northfield, Minnesota, intending to rob the First National Bank, they did not expect any trouble from the local citizens. Unbeknownst to them, the townspeople would soon be nationally applauded for defending their town from some of the period’s most notorious outlaws. Image: Jesse and…
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Wild West Wednesdays Part 1
Today we begin a new series, appearing every Wednesday, profiling one notorious outlaw who was roaming the American Wild West in the late-1800s. I hope that you will enjoy the series as much as I did writing it. Enjoy!. Francis John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin was an Old West outlaw and gunfighter. Hardin was…
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President William McKinley is Shot and Injured at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York. September 6, 1901.
Image: Leon Czolgosz shoots President McKinley with a revolver concealed under a cloth rag. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, President William McKinley is shaking hands and greeting visitors at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, when a 28-year-old anarchist named Leon Czolgosz walks up to him and fires two shots into his…
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New York Times writer Gilbert Millstein reviews “On the Road,” the second novel (hardly anyone had read the first) by a 35-year-old Columbia Dropout Named Jack Kerouac. September 5, 1957.
Image: Jack Kerouac, 1956. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 5, 1957, New York Times writer Gilbert Millstein reviews “On the Road,” the second novel (hardly anyone had read the first) by a 35-year-old Columbia dropout named Jack Kerouac. “Jack went to bed obscure,” Kerouac’s girlfriend told a journalist, “and woke up famous.”…
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The American Revolution Formally Ended When Delegates of the United States, Great Britain, Spain, and France Signed the Treaty of Paris. September 3, 1783.
Image: Treaty of Paris, a 1783 portrait by Benjamin West depicting the American delegation at the Treaty of Paris, including (left to right): John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The British delegation refused to pose, and the portrait was never completed. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September…
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Werner Klemperer
Image: Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink in the 1960s sitcom Hogan’s Heroes. Werner Klemperer was born on 22 March 1920 in Cologne, Germany. His father, Otto Klemperer, was a prominent conductor and composer while his mother was soprano Johanna Geisler. His father was a Jew who had converted to Catholicism and his mother a Lutheran…
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History Daily: September 1
September 1, 1532: Anne Boleyn Becomes Marquess Image: Anne Boleyn (Wikimedia Commons). Lady Anne Boleyn is made marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII. September 1, 1862 – The Battle of Chantilly Image: Death of General Isaac Stevens (1818-62) during the attack on Chantilly, Virginia 1862 (Wikimedia Commons.) During the American Civil War,…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 