Moments in Time – April 7, 2021
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On April 25, 1719, Daniel Defoe’s “The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” is published. The book, about a shipwrecked sailor who spends 28 years ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 31, 2021
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On April 12, 1861, the bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 24, 2021
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On April 5, 1614, Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. The marriage ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 17, 2021
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On April 2, 1513, near present-day St. Augustine, Florida, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon comes ashore and claims the territory for the Spanish crown. Ponce de Leon ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 10, 2021
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On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published, in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 3, 2021
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On March 20, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln’s sons, Willie and Tad, are diagnosed with the measles. The boys recovered, but in 1862 Willie contracted typhoid fever ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – February 17, 2021
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On March 5, 1770, a mob of American colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins taunting the British soldiers guarding the building. The protesters, who ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – February 10, 2021
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On Feb. 24, 1786, Wilhelm Karl Grimm, the younger of the two Brothers Grimm, is born in Germany. The Grimm collection of folk and fairy tales includes “Hansel and Gretel” ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – February 3, 2021
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On Feb. 20, 1792, President George Washington signs legislation renewing the United States Post Office as a cabinet department led by the postmaster general, guaranteeing ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – January 20, 2021
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On Feb. 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States meets for the first time, in New York City with Chief Justice John Jay presiding. The U.S. Supreme Court was established ... Continue Reading →
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