Moments in Time – June 10, 2020
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On June 27, 1939, one of the most famous scenes in movie history is filmed – Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara parting in “Gone with the Wind.” Director Victor ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – June 3, 2020
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On June 18, 1812, the day after the Senate and the House of Representatives vote to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 27, 2020
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On June 14, 1789, English Captain William Bligh and 18 others, cast adrift from the HMS Bounty seven weeks before, reach the East Indies after traveling nearly 4,000 miles ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 20, 2020
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On June 3, 1800, President John Adams becomes the first acting president to take up residence in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately the White House was not yet finished, so ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 13, 2020
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On May 30, 1899, amateur bandit Pearl Hart and her boyfriend Joe Boot hold up an Arizona stagecoach. After taking $421 in cash from three passengers, Hart took pity on ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – May 6, 2020
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On May 20, 1506, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus dies in Spain. Columbus, and most others, underestimated the world’s size, calculating that East Asia must ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – April 22, 2020
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On May 9, 1671, in London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as “Captain Blood,” is captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – April 15, 2020
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On May 3, 1469, the Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born. Machiavelli became one of the fathers of modern political theory. The term “Machiavellian” ... Continue Reading →
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