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Tag Archives: history
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 and I began searching the entire Internet and came across some really interesting primary sources regarding this event. … Read more…
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Beards, Grace Bedell, history
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 would be equal to $3,636,875,000.00. That’s almost $3.7 billion dollars. Below are some primary sources from The Library of Congress … Read more…
Tagged Chicago Fire, history, Library of Congress
Submarines are Cool!
I’ve been fascinated with submarines for as long as I can remember. I read The Hunt for Red October when I was very young and while I didn’t completely understand the novel of course, I was still obsessed with the fact the crew could be submerged underwater for months at a time. Over the years I read books about them and saw movies, such as the classic Das Boot, and even played the Jane’s simulation … Read more…
Tagged February, history, Military, Submarine, United States Navy
Denver Blizzard of 1913
It snowed in Denver last night and into this morning. Probably our biggest one of the year, in the metro area at least. It reminded me of how snarled the city becomes when even just a few inches touches down and sticks to the street. People drive either too slow and cautious or not enough and too fast. This snowstorm also reminded me of the Colorado blizzard of 2006 where the city recorded six inches … Read more…
Tulip Mania
Tulips are pretty flowers. So pretty in fact it caused an outright hysteria in the 1630s. A hysteria on such a grand scale, it is said to have created the first recorded speculative bubble and subsequent burst. Here is some detailed information from the Library of Congress, taken from a Harper’s Magazine article of 1876. Click on the link tilted “View the page images (at Cornell University)”: Library of Congress – Tulip Mania Inside the … Read more…