Tag: History Daily
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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…
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Gwendolyn Graham is Sent to Prison for Life With No Possibility of Parole for Killing Five Elderly Female Occupants of the Alpine Manor Nursing Home near Grand Rapids, Michigan. November 2, 1989.
Image: Mugshots of Gwen Graham (top) and Cathy Wood (bottom) (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 2, 1989, Gwendolyn Graham is sent to prison for life with no possibility of parole for killing five elderly female occupants of the Alpine Manor Nursing Home near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both Graham and her criminal and…
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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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Prisoners Of War Throughout History
When Everett Alvarez Jr. signed up for the U.S. Air Force in 1960, he didn’t imagine that he would become the first and nearly longest-held American prisoner of war in Vietnam; he just wanted to fly. Alvarez, the son of two poor Mexican immigrants, had just graduated as an engineer from Santa Clara University and…
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The “Axeman” of New Orleans Claimed His Last Victim. From May 1918 to October 1919, New Orleans Lived Through the Terrifying Reign of America’s “Jack the Ripper.” October 27, 1919.
The “Axeman” of New Orleans On this day in history, October 27, 1919, the “Axeman” of New Orleans claimed his last victim. From May 1918 to October 1919, New Orleans lived through the terrifying reign of America’s “Jack the Ripper.” The city was held hostage by an unknown assailant. He would break into people’s homes…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 