Mother of the Year Awards in the News
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 6, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about various “Mother of the Year” awards throughout the country... (Read More)
Category: History
Hard to Believe – but True – Stories from Old Newspapers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 21, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find stories that seem unbelievable, yet really happened... (Read More)
103rd Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic
By Tony Pettinato on April 15, 2015
Here are four newspaper articles providing some interesting stories, insights and information about the Titanic disaster... (Read More)
Bloody News: Battles of Lexington & Concord Begin April 1775
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 1, 2015
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp showing how newspapers broke the news of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Lexington on 19 April 1775... (Read More)
Congress Passed the Amendment for Women’s Equal Rights in 1972
By Tony Pettinato on March 23, 2015
On 22 March 1972, 50 years of hard work by women’s rights activists finally paid off when Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)... (Read More)
What Were Your Ancestor’s Last Words?
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 3, 2015
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak takes a fascinating look at some of the last words people said before they died – both famous and not-so-famous... (Read More)
Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor in the U.S.
By Tony Pettinato on January 23, 2015
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first U.S. woman doctor on 23 January 1849 when she was awarded her Medical Degree by Geneva Medical College in New York... (Read More)
Historic Milestone: Hattie Caraway 1st Woman Elected to the U.S. Senate
By Tony Pettinato on January 12, 2015
The U.S. reached a milestone on 12 January 1932 when Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, from the state of Arkansas... (Read More)
The Life & Death of the Legendary Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt
By Tony Pettinato on January 6, 2015
An article about the life and death of Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, the nation’s 26th president (1901-1909), who died in his sleep on 6 January 1919... (Read More)
