Category: History Daily
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Wild West Wednesday (a day late) Part 2 – The Death of Outlaw Johnny Ringo
On July 14, 1882, Wild West outlaw Johnny Ringo was found dead, apparently caused by a self-inflicted gunshot, in Turkey Creek Canyon, Arizona. John Peters Ringo, known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He participated in the Mason County War in Texas,…
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On This Day in History, During the Mexican-American War, the United States Army Under General Winfield Scott Entered Mexico City. September 14, 1847.
Image: The Battle of Chapultepec was a battle between American forces and Mexican forces holding the strategically located Chapultepec Castle just outside Mexico City, fought 13 September 1847 during the Mexican–American War. American forces under General Winfield Scott would enter Mexico City the next day. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 14, 1847,…
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The four-day Uprising at the Maximum-Security Attica Correctional Facility at Buffalo, New York, Ends When Officers Storm the Complex. Thirty-Nine People Died in the Disastrous Assault. September 13, 1971.
Image: The Attica Prison Riot, 1971. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 13, 1971, the four-day uprising at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility close to Buffalo, New York, ends when hundreds of state and local police officers storm the complex in a hail of gunfire. Thirty-nine people died in the disastrous assault, including…
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A German U-boat Sinks a British Troop Ship, the Laconia, Killing More Than 1,400 Men. September 12, 1942.
Image: Shuttle service for shipwrecked persons from the Laconia between U156 (foreground) and U507 (background). (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 12, 1942, a German U-boat sinks a British troop ship, the Laconia, killing more than 1,400 men. The commander of the German submarine, Captain Werner Hartenstein, realizing that Italian POWs were among…
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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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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…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 