Moments in Time – Feb. 13, 2019
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On Feb. 28, 1844, President John Tyler cruises the Potomac with 400 others aboard the U.S. Navy’s new steam frigate USS Princeton. The Princeton carried a new 12-inch, ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Feb. 6, 2019
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On Feb. 24, 1836, Texan Col. William Travis sends a desperate plea for help when the Mexican army of 5,000 soldiers badly outnumber the several hundred defenders of the ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 30, 2019
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On Feb. 13, 1861, the earliest military action to be revered with a Medal of Honor award is performed by Col. Bernard J.D. Irwin, an Army surgeon serving in the ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 23, 2019
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On Feb. 6, 1820, the first organized immigration of freed slaves to Africa from the United States departs New York on a journey to Sierra Leone, in West Africa. The expedition ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 16, 2019
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On Feb. 1, 1887, Harvey Wilcox officially registers “Hollywood” with the Los Angeles County recorder’s office. Wilcox and his wife bought 160 acres of land in ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 9, 2019
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On Jan. 24, 1848, a millwright named James Marshall discovers gold along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California, forever changing the course of history in the ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Jan. 2, 2019
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On Jan. 18, 1882, A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, is born in England. In 1920, his only son, Christopher Robin, was born. In 1925, the family bought Cotchford Farm ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Dec. 27, 2018
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On Jan. 13, 1128, Pope Honorius II sanctions the military order known as the Knights Templar, founded in 1118, declaring it to be an army of God. The Templars protected ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Dec. 19, 2018
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On Jan. 4, 1785, the older of the two Grimm brothers, Jacob, is born in Hanau, Germany. His brother Wilhelm is born the following year. As young men, the brothers published ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – Dec. 12, 2018
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On Dec. 29, 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket is brutally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of King Henry II of England, apparently on orders of the king. The ... Continue Reading →
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