Photo: publicity photo of American entertainers (L–R) Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Jack Haley from "The Wizard of Oz." Credit: NBC Television Network; Wikimedia Commons.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Premieres

By Tony Pettinato on August 12, 2016

An article about the premiere of the movie “The Wizard of Oz” in August 1939... (Read More)

Painting: "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Revolutionary War Veterans’ Marriages

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 11, 2016

An article showing how newspaper marriage notices for veterans long after the American Revolutionary War still mentioned the groom’s service in that war... (Read More)

Photo: dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas, 18 April 1935. Credit: George E. Marsh Album, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

It’s a Heat Wave: Your Ancestor’s Miserable Summer of 1936

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 26, 2016

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about the devastating heat wave that hit the U.S. in the summer of 1936... (Read More)

Photo: Pioneer Day parade, 2011. Credit: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen.

Utah Celebrates Pioneer Day This Sunday

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 22, 2016

An article about Utah’s special state holiday, “Pioneer Day,” which commemorates the arrival of the Mormons into the Salt Lake Valley on 24 July 1847... (Read More)

Photo: Andrew and Rachel Jackson's home, "The Hermitage," near Nashville, Tennessee. Credit: Jim Bowen; Wikimedia Commons.

Did I Know That? Unparalleled Shock & Grief in 1828

By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 14, 2016

An article about Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel dying after he was elected but before he could be inaugurated as the nation’s 7th president... (Read More)

Painting: an imaginative depiction of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, by J. Mund. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Deadly Duel: Vice President Aaron Burr Mortally Wounds Alexander Hamilton

By Tony Pettinato on July 11, 2016

An article about the death of Alexander Hamilton from a duel with Aaron Burr on 11 July 1804... (Read More)

Photo: an alleged UFO over Passaic, New Jersey, taken on 30 July 1952. Credit: George Stock; Wikimedia Commons.

Did a UFO Crash in Roswell, New Mexico?

By Tony Pettinato on July 8, 2016

An article about the “Roswell UFO Incident” that occurred near Roswell, New Mexico, on 8 July 1947 – did a UFO really crash there?.. (Read More)

Engraving: "View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill with the Burning of Charlestown," engraving by Lodge after the drawing by Millar, 1783. Credit: American Antiquarian Society; Wikimedia Commons.

Nathaniel Hayford’s Story – Veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 28, 2016

An article about the life of Revolutionary War veteran Nathaniel Hayford, as reported in his obituary... (Read More)

Painting: "Interior of Carthage Jail" by C.C.A. Christensen, showing the murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr. Credit: Brigham Young University Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Illinois Mob Murders Joseph Smith Jr., Mormon Leader

By Tony Pettinato on June 27, 2016

An article about the murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr., who was assassinated by an angry crowd on 27 June 1844 inside the Carthage Jail in Illinois... (Read More)

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