George Washington Carver was born early in 1864, close to the end of the Civil War and in the midst of the episodes of violent raids around Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri. His mother was enslaved on a farm in southwestern Missouri, which was far from the major battles of the war but central to the . . .Continue reading 150th Birthday of George W. Carver
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Google Founded
http://www.google.com/about/company/history/ – filed for incorporation on the 4th Chases’ pg 444 – 07 Sept Brin and Page incorporated the internet search engine ompany on this date at menlo park, CA. The Google Story
“Judicial Homicide:” The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
23 Aug 1927 In April of 1920, five armed robbers stole the payroll of a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts. The paymaster and the guard were both shot and killed in the process. The following month, four men were caught attempting to retrieve a vehicle that was assumed to have been linked to the . . .Continue reading “Judicial Homicide:” The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
This Day in History: Plutonium-239 First Weighed
This day in history, in 1942, Glenn Seaborg and other University of Chicago scientists weighed the recently explored element plutonium for the first time. The element was later used as the principal element in the Manhattan Project as well as later in the bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. In researching this event, . . .Continue reading This Day in History: Plutonium-239 First Weighed
This Day in History: Birth Anniversary of Menachem Begin and T.E. Lawrence
T.E. Lawrence, 125th Birth Anniversary On August 16th, 1888, in Tremadoc, North Wales, T.E. Lawrence was born. He is best known for his alias “Lawrence of Arabia,” but he was also a British soldier, an archaeologist and writer. In the first World War, Lawrence was a British Intelligence Officer. He later lead the Arab revolt . . .Continue reading This Day in History: Birth Anniversary of Menachem Begin and T.E. Lawrence
V-J Day: Anniversary
Today is Victory in Japan day! The fighting stopped today in 1945. The official ratification was signed on the USS Missouri at Tokyo on September 2nd. In the weeks prior to the surrender, the United States dropped two bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, respectively. On the 9th, . . .Continue reading V-J Day: Anniversary
Berlin Wall Erected: Anniversary
East German government closed the border between the east and west sectors of Berlin with barbed wire and guards on august 13th in 1961. Later, the wire would be replaced with a concrete wall. Telephone and postal services were interrupted and later a concrete wall was built to strengthen the barrier between official crossing points. . . .Continue reading Berlin Wall Erected: Anniversary
Watts Riot: Anniversary
Today in 1965 was the minor clash that turned into a major riot: the Watts Riot. California Highway Police and two young African-Americans clashed. The feud resulted in six days of riots in the Watts area of Los Angeles. In total, there were $40 million in damages, 3,000 arrests, and 34 deaths. These riots highlight the . . .Continue reading Watts Riot: Anniversary
“Candid Camera” TV Premiere: 65th Anniversary
Created and hosted by Allen Funt, the show “Candid Camera” was initially an Armed Forces Radio program. Funt was extremely successful in recording soldiers’ gripes and broadcast them on the radio. The show’s main objective was to catch people unaware that they were on camera. In later years, the show changed dramatically. Most people that . . .Continue reading “Candid Camera” TV Premiere: 65th Anniversary
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki: Anniversary
Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, President Truman ordered the second bombing on Japan. It was August 9th, 1945, and an American B-29 bomber named Bock’s Car left Tinian Island on a mission to Kokura, but poor visibility meant redirection of the plane to Nagasaki. The bomber carried the plutonium bomb nicknamed the “Fat . . .Continue reading Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki: Anniversary