Moments in Time – Nov. 20, 2019
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On Dec. 4, 1783, George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, informs his officers that he will be resigning his commission and returning to civilian ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Nov. 13, 2019
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On Nov. 28, 1520, after sailing for weeks through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Nov. 6, 2019
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On Nov. 22, 1718, Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed off North Carolina’s Outer Banks during a battle with a British navy force. In 1717, Teach took ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 30, 2019
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On Nov. 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The ticker revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 23, 2019
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On Nov. 6, 1528, the Spanish conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked on a low sandy island off the coast of Texas. Starving, dehydrated and desperate, he ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 16, 2019
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On Nov. 1, 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo’s finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time. After ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 9, 2019
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On Oct. 25, 1881, Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, is born in Malaga, Spain. Picasso’s work comprises more than ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Oct. 2, 2019
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On Oct. 15, 1917, Mata Hari, the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad. Mata Hari claimed to have been born in a sacred temple, but in ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Sept. 25, 2019
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On Oct. 9, 1635, religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court of Massachusetts. Williams had spoken out against ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Sept. 18, 2019
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On Oct. 2, 1780, British Major John Andre is hanged as a spy by U.S. military forces in New York. Andre, an accomplice of Benedict Arnold, was captured with incriminating ... Continue Reading →
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