Andrew Jackson Elected President in 1828 (American Memory)
Andrew Jackson was elected the 7th U.S. President 181 years ago today. Since Jackson is one of the most famous of Presidents and because there is so much information on him, I thought I’d just do a simple post showing the ease of using the Library of Congress’ American Memory website to quickly find various [...]
Are You Using Google Reader Yet?
Today I wanted to talk a bit about the power of Google Reader and it’s sharing and social networking capabilities. If you’ve never used Google Reader you are missing out on the of the most powerful tools you can use while online. You can read about it on the Wikipedia page, which I highly recommend [...]
Sam Houston: First President of the Republic of Texas
173 years ago today, Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. He served from October 22, 1836, to December 10, 1838, and served a second term from December 12, 1841 to December 9, 1844.
After Texas was annexed by the U.S. in 1845, he was elected to the U.S. [...]
How a Little Girl Grew a Beard and Changed History
Thanks to Keith for finding the topic of today’s post.
According to the “On This Day” section of The New York Times, in 1860 a girl named Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln stating that she believed Lincoln could improve his appearance if he grew a beard.
I thought this was interesting story so Keith [...]
Today in History: Chicago Fire of 1871
On this day, 138 years ago, a massive fire ripped through the city of Chicago, killing 300 people and leaving 90,000 homeless. It caused $200 million worth of damage and destroyed 4 square miles of the city. Using the website Measuring Worth to calculate the amount adjusted for the worth of today’s dollar, the damage [...]
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