Tag: 1800s
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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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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…
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Wild West Wednesdays – Outlaw Milt Yarberry
Image: Milt Yarberry shortly before his hanging, while shackled to his chair at the prison in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory. (Public Domain) People change their names for many reasons. In the old West, it was just as likely that a person was attempting to run away from something because of something to hide or…
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Amy Beach’s “Gaelic Symphony” Debuts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the First Significant Work by an American Female Composer to Receive “public and journalistic acclaim.” October 30, 1896.
Image: American composer and pianist Amy Beach (1867-1944) (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 30, 1896, Amy Beach’s “Gaelic Symphony” debuts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the first significant work by an American female composer to receive “public and journalistic acclaim.” She was the first American composer to triumph without the advantage of…
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President Grover Cleveland Consecrated the Statue of Liberty, a Gift of Solidarity From the Citizens of France to the Citizens of the United States, in New York Harbor. October 28, 1886.
Image: A painting by Edward Moran depicting the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty on October 28, 1886. (Public Domain). On this day in history, President Grover Cleveland consecrated the Statue of Liberty, a gift of solidarity from the citizens of France to the citizens of the United States, in New York Harbor. Originally referred…
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Confederate guerilla Leader William “Bloody Bill” Anderson was Killed Outside Albany, Missouri, in a Union Ambush. The Dead Body of the “Blood-Drenched Savage,” as he Became Known, was Positioned on Public Display. October 26, 1864.
Image: William “Bloody Bill” Anderson. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 26, 1864, the infamous Confederate guerilla leader William “Bloody Bill” Anderson was killed outside Albany, Missouri, in a Union ambush. The dead body of the “blood-drenched savage,” as he became known, was positioned on public display. Anderson kept a rope to record…
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Wild West Wednesday – Laura Bullion: The Thorny Rose of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch Gang
Image: Laura Bullion was one of five women who spent time with Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch outside of Fannie Porter’s brothel. (Public Domain) Laura Bullion was an outlaw in the American Old West. In the 1890s, she was a member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang; her associates were fellow outlaws, including the Sundance Kid,…
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22 Confederate Soldiers Entered St. Albans, Vermont, from Canada, Intent on Robbing Three Banks to Secure Funds for the Depleted Treasury of the Confederacy. October 19, 1864
Image The Confederate raiders stick up the bank in St. Albans. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 19, 1864, twenty-two Confederate soldiers entered St. Albans, Vermont, from Canada, intent on robbing three banks to secure funds for the depleted treasury of the Confederacy. The raid was designed to create havoc for this New…
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Wild West Wednesday: Outlaw Ben Thompson and the Vaudeville Theater Ambush. March 11, 1884.
Image: Ben Thompson, 1879. (Public Domain) “I always make it a rule to let the other fellow fire first. If a man wants to fight, I argue the question with him and try to show him how foolish it would be. If he can’t be dissuaded, why then the fun begins, but I always let…
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British and Indigenous Forces Under Sir Isaac Brock Conquered an American Army at the Battle of Queenstown Heights on the Niagara Frontier in Ontario, Canada. October 13, 1812.
Image: The death of General Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights by John David Kelly (1862 – 1958) published 1896. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 13, 1812, British and Indigenous forces under Sir Isaac Brock conquered an American Army at the Battle of Queenstown Heights on the Niagara frontier in Ontario,…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 