Category: History Daily
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William Magear “Boss” Tweed, leader of New York City’s crooked Tammany Hall political organization during the 1860s and 1870s, is convicted of defrauding New York City of $6 million and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. November 19, 1873.
Image: William Magear “Boss” Tweed, 1870. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 19, 1873, William Magear “Boss” Tweed, leader of New York City’s crooked Tammany Hall political organization during the 1860s and 1870s, is convicted of defrauding New York City of $6 million and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. Thomas Nast, a…
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British Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig Ended His Army’s Offensive Near the Somme River in Northwest France, Ending the Larger-Than-Life Battle of the Somme After More Than Four Months of Blood-Stained Battle. November 18, 1916.
Image: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, 1917. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 18, 1916, British Commander in Chief Sir Douglas Haig ended his army’s offensive near the Somme River in northwest France, ending the larger-than-life Battle of the Somme after more than four months of blood-stained battle. The Battle of the Somme,…
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Wild West Wednesday – “Buckskin” Frank Leslie
Image: Nashville Franklin “Buckskin Frank” Leslie, a lawman, U.S. Army scout, gambler, and an outlaw of the American Old West. He assisted Wyatt and Warren Earp in their search for those they held responsible for maiming Virgil Earp and assassinating Morgan Earp. 1881. (Public Domain) “Buckskin” Frank Leslie was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender,…
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On this day in History, Charles Guiteau Was Put on Trial for the Assassination of U.S. President James Garfield. November 14, 1881
Image: Charles Julius Guiteau in 1881. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 14, 1881, Charles Guiteau was put on trial for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield. Charles Guiteau’s murder trial was one of the first held in which the defendant’s assertion of insanity was exposed to the modern legal test: whether…
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Nat Turner, the Leader of a Violent and Blood-Stained Uprising of Enslaved People in Southampton County, Virginia, was Hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia. November 11, 1831.
Image: Discovery of Nat Turner wood engraving by William Henry Shelton, 1881. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 11, 1831, Nat Turner, the leader of a violent and blood-stained uprising of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia, was hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia, the county seat. Turner, an enslaved man, and educated minister, thought God…
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Henry Wirz, a Swiss Immigrant and the Commanding Officer of Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp in Georgia, is Hanged for the Murder of Union Soldiers Interned There During the American Civil War. November 10, 1865.
Image: The execution of Henry Wirz, commandant of the (Confederate) Andersonville Prison, near the US Capitol moments after the trap door was sprung. Washington, D.C. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 10, 1865, Henry Wirz, a Swiss immigrant and the commanding officer of Andersonville prisoner of war camp in Georgia, is hanged for…
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The Brigantine Mary Celeste left New York Harbor for Genoa, Italy, with Captain Benjamin Briggs, a Crew of Eight, His Wife and Two-Year-Old Daughter, and a Cargo of Some 1,700 Barrels of Crude Alcohol. It Would be Found Totally Empty, but Fully Operational on December 5, 1872.
Image: Mary Celeste in 1861. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 7, 1872, the brigantine Mary Celeste left New York harbor for Genoa, Italy, with Captain Benjamin Briggs, a crew of eight, his wife and two-year-old daughter, and a cargo of some 1,700 barrels of crude alcohol. After the Dei Gratia found the…
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The Battle of Passchendaele (Also Known as the Third Battle of Ypres) Ended on November 6, 1917, with a Hard-Won Victory by British and Canadian Soldiers at the Belgian Village of Passchendaele. November 6, 1917.
Image: Soldiers of an Australian 4th Division field artillery brigade on a duckboard track passing through Chateau Wood, near Hooge in the Ypres salient, 29 October 1917. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 6, 1917, after more than three months of vicious combat, the Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle…
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303 Santee Sioux are Found Guilty of Raping and Murdering American Pioneers and are Condemned to Hang in Minnesota. A Month Later, President Abraham Lincoln Exchanged All But 39 Death Sentences for Life in Prison. November 5, 1862.
Image: Execution of the thirty-eight Sioux Indians at Mankato Minnesota, December 25, 1862. President Abraham Lincoln ordered the mass execution of 38 Native Americans in Minnesota for revolt against the government in 1862. (Public Domain). On this day in history, November 5, 1862, 303 Santee Sioux are found guilty of raping and murdering American pioneers…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 