What to remember about July 28th…
- 1746 Thomas Heyward, Jr is born in South Carolina; signer of the Declaration of Independence
- 1776 Colonial forces from Massachusetts arrive to fortify Horn’s Hook, New York
- 1864 Battle of Ezra Church in Georgia; General Sherman’s hold on Atlanta remains unbroken
- 1868 Ratification of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is certified by Secretary of State Seward; due process and citizenship affirmed
- 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia; World War I begins
- 1929 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier is born in Southampton, New York; marries John F. Kennedy in 1953
- 1932 President Herbert Hoover orders the army to forcibly remove demonstrating veterans from Washington, D.C.
- 1935 1st flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- 1945 U.S. Senate approves the charter of the United Nations
- 1945 B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building
- 1978 National Lampoon’s Animal House is released
- 1998 Monica Lewinsky granted blanket immunity by Special Prosecutor about her relationship with President Bill Clinton
Posted in History, Lost and Found, Politics
Tagged 14th Amendment, American Revolution, Aviation, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, Bill Clinton, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Herbert Hoover, history, John F. Kennedy, Movies, United Nations, WWI
What to remember about July 28th…
- 1746 Thomas Heyward, Jr is born in South Carolina; signer of the Declaration of Independence
- 1776 Colonial forces from Massachusetts arrive to fortify Horn’s Hook, New York
- 1864 Battle of Ezra Church in Georgia; General Sherman’s hold on Atlanta remains unbroken
- 1868 Ratification of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is certified by Secretary of State Seward; due process and citizenship affirmed
- 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia; World War I begins
- 1929 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier is born in Southampton, New York; marries John F. Kennedy in 1953
- 1932 President Herbert Hoover orders the army to forcibly remove demonstrating veterans from Washington, D.C.
- 1935 1st flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- 1945 U.S. Senate approves the charter of the United Nations
- 1945 B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building
- 1978 National Lampoon’s Animal House is released
- 1998 Monica Lewinsky granted blanket immunity by Special Prosecutor about her relationship with President Bill Clinton
Posted in History, Lost and Found, Politics
Tagged 14th Amendment, American Revolution, Aviation, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, Bill Clinton, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Herbert Hoover, history, John F. Kennedy, Movies, United Nations, WWI
What to remember about May 17th…
- 1792 New York Stock Exchange is founded when 24 brokers sign agreement under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street in New York
- 1827 At 18 years of age, future 17th President Andrew Johnson marries 16-year-old Eliza McCardle
- 1863 Union troops win Battle of Big Black River forcing Confederates into besieged Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 1943 Flight crew of the Memphis Belle becomes the first B-17 Flying Fortress crew to complete 25 missions over Europe
- 1954 Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional
- 1970 Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl begins sailing a papyrus boat across the Atlantic; proves ancient Africans could have made the trip
- 1974 500 LAPD officers lay siege to hideout of Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA); gun battle and fire leaves 6 terrorists dead; kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst is not found
- 1987 Iraqi Mirage F1 fighter launches 2 Exocet anti-ship missiles at frigate USS Stark killing 37 and wounding 21 during Iran-Iraq War
- 1996 President Clinton signs new “Megan’s Law” requiring states to notify communities when sex offenders move into their area
Posted in History, Lost and Found
Tagged Andrew Johnson, Aviation, B-17 Flying Fortress, Bill Clinton, crime, education, history, Iraq, segregation, stock market, Supreme Court, Terrorism, Wall Street, WWII
What to remember about July 28th…
- 1746 Thomas Heyward, Jr is born in South Carolina; signer of the Declaration of Independence
- 1776 Colonial forces from Massachusetts arrive to fortify Horn’s Hook, New York
- 1864 Battle of Ezra Church in Georgia; General Sherman’s hold on Atlanta remains unbroken
- 1868 Ratification of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is certified by Secretary of State Seward; due process and citizenship affirmed
- 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia; World War I begins
- 1929 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier is born in Southampton, New York; marries John F. Kennedy in 1953
- 1932 President Herbert Hoover orders the army to forcibly remove demonstrating veterans from Washington, D.C.
- 1935 1st flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- 1945 U.S. Senate approves the charter of the United Nations
- 1945 B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building
- 1978 National Lampoon’s Animal House is released
- 1998 Monica Lewinsky granted blanket immunity by Special Prosecutor about her relationship with President Bill Clinton
Posted in History, Lost and Found, Politics
Tagged 14th Amendment, American Revolution, Aviation, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, Bill Clinton, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Herbert Hoover, history, John F. Kennedy, Movies, United Nations, WWI
What to remember about May 17th…
- 1792 New York Stock Exchange is founded when 24 brokers sign agreement under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street in New York
- 1827 At 18 years of age, future 17th President Andrew Johnson marries 16-year-old Eliza McCardle
- 1863 Union troops win Battle of Big Black River forcing Confederates into besieged Vicksburg, Mississippi
- 1943 Flight crew of the Memphis Belle becomes the first B-17 Flying Fortress crew to complete 25 missions over Europe
- 1954 Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional
- 1970 Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl begins sailing a papyrus boat across the Atlantic; proves ancient Africans could have made the trip
- 1974 500 LAPD officers lay siege to hideout of Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA); gun battle and fire leaves 6 terrorists dead; kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst is not found
- 1987 Iraqi Mirage F1 fighter launches 2 Exocet anti-ship missiles at frigate USS Stark killing 37 and wounding 21 during Iran-Iraq War
- 1996 President Clinton signs new “Megan’s Law” requiring states to notify communities when sex offenders move into their area
Posted in History, Lost and Found
Tagged Andrew Johnson, Aviation, B-17 Flying Fortress, Bill Clinton, crime, education, history, Iraq, segregation, stock market, Supreme Court, Terrorism, Wall Street, WWII
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