Moments in Time – November 10, 2021
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On Nov. 25, 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the remaining British soldiers withdraw from New York City, the ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – November 3, 2021
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On Nov. 21, 1877, Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. Although initially used as a dictating machine, the phonograph ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – October 27, 2021
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On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melville publishes “Moby-Dick.” Initially the book about Captain Ahab and his quest to catch a giant white whale was a flop, but it would eventually ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – October 6, 2021
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On Oct. 19, 1796, a writer, mysteriously named “Phocion,” slyly attacks presidential candidate Thomas Jefferson in an essay published in the Gazette of the United States. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 29, 2021
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On Oct. 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. Columbus, and most others, underestimated the world’s ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 15, 2021
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On Sept. 27, 1854, two ships collide off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 322 people. The wooden-hull Arctic slammed into the iron-hull steamer Vesta and was severely ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 8, 2021
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On Sept. 22, 1598, 26-year-old playwright Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter after a duel. He was very nearly hanged, but his ability to read and write saved him. He ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – September 1, 2021
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On Sept. 17, 1796, President George Washington prepares a final draft of his farewell address. Two days later, his words appeared in Claypoole’s American Daily Advertiser, ... Continue Reading →
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