Juneteenth: Texas Slaves Freed at Last
By Tony Pettinato on June 19, 2019
An article about Juneteenth, to celebrate the declaration by Union General Granger on 19 June 1865 in Galveston, Texas, that “all slaves are free.”.. (Read More)
Tag: American History
Battle of the Rosebud: Cheyenne & Lakota Stopped General Crook
By Tony Pettinato on June 17, 2019
An article about the Battle of the Rosebud, where a large force of Arapaho, Cheyenne and Lakota Indians stopped Gen. Crook in Montana on 17 June 1876... (Read More)
On This Day: America’s First Korean War – in 1871!
By Tony Pettinato on June 10, 2019
An article about the first time America fought a Korean War, a largely-forgotten military campaign in the summer of 1871... (Read More)
Martha Gellhorn, War Correspondent, Reporting from D-Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 6, 2019
Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about correspondent Martha Gellhorn, who was the first female reporter to cover D-Day on 6 June 1944 during WWII... (Read More)
The Celebrity of Bonnie and Clyde
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 23, 2019
An article by Gena Philibert-Ortega about the 85th anniversary of the death of notorious lovers and outlaws Bonnie & Clyde on 23 May 1934... (Read More)
Jefferson’s Dilemma: The Louisiana Purchase
By Tony Pettinato on April 30, 2019
An article about the Louisiana Purchase on 30 April 1803, in which France sold a vast territory to the U.S. that doubled America’s size... (Read More)
On This Day: Albert Einstein, ‘Person of the Century,’ Died
By Tony Pettinato on April 18, 2019
An article about the genius Albert Einstein’s death on 18 April 1955 – and how the great physicist took his final secret to the grave with him... (Read More)
On This Day, Disaster Averted: Damaged ‘Apollo 13’ Spacecraft Returned
By Tony Pettinato on April 17, 2019
An article about the three astronauts onboard the badly damaged spacecraft Apollo 13 making it safely back to Earth on 17 April 1970... (Read More)
Unsolved Mystery: Stunning Theft from Boston Art Museum
By Tony Pettinato on March 18, 2019
An article about the unsolved theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston on 18 March 1990; the priceless paintings remain missing to this day... (Read More)
