U.S. Civil War Battle – in Brazil?
By Tony Pettinato on October 7, 2016
An article about the “Bahia Incident” – a battle during the U.S. Civil War that took place in Brazil on 7 October 1864... (Read More)
Category: History
‘The Jazz Singer’ Premiere: Demise of the Silent Film Era
By Tony Pettinato on October 6, 2016
An article about the movie “The Jazz Singer,” the first feature-length movie containing songs and dialogue that began the demise of the silent film era... (Read More)
The Accidental Genealogist: Learning about the Civil War from Historical Markers & Old Newspapers
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 5, 2016
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn more about a Civil War site she discovered while traveling in Florida... (Read More)
Rebel Movie Star James Dean’s Fatal Car Crash
By Tony Pettinato on September 30, 2016
An article about the fatal car crash of actor James Dean on 30 September 1955... (Read More)
Sandra Day O’Connor Becomes Nation’s 1st Woman Supreme Court Justice
By Tony Pettinato on September 21, 2016
An article about Sandra Day O’Connor being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on 21 September 1981... (Read More)
Margaret Smith First Woman Elected to Both the House and Senate
By Tony Pettinato on September 13, 2016
An article about Margaret Chase Smith becoming the first woman elected to both the U.S. House and Senate in her career... (Read More)
Amazing Story: Man Survives Iron Bar Blasted through His Head!
By Tony Pettinato on September 13, 2016
An article about the astonishing accident of Phineas P. Gage in 1848, who had an iron bar blasted through his head – and lived!.. (Read More)
1966 ‘Star Trek’ Debut Changes TV – and Popular Culture
By Tony Pettinato on September 8, 2016
An article about the debut of the TV show “Star Trek” 50 years ago, on 8 September 1966... (Read More)
End of Her Kind: Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Dies
By Tony Pettinato on September 1, 2016
An article about the extinction of the passenger pigeon when the last of its kind, Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo on 1 September 1914... (Read More)
