Today in History

"Today in History" - What happened on this date in history? Author Brian T. Bolten presents something interesting, strange, amusing or tragic. Whatever it is, it happened TODAY.........

Sunday, June 2, 2019

JUNE 2 = The Last Confederate Army Surrenders

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The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when the guns in the harbor of Charleston Bay opened fire upon the Federal held Fort S...

Sunday, May 12, 2019

MAY 12 = Florence Nightingale is Born

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Florence Nightingale (left), widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing was born on today's date, May 12, 1820 in Florence, ...

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A (hopefully) temporary halt in T.I.H. .....

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As most of you know I suffer from Parkinson's Disease which makes it tricky to type out even the briefest of messages just to go along ...

Thursday, November 1, 2018

NOVEMBER 1 = Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Opens

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"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving." - ...

Saturday, July 14, 2018

JULY 14 = Billy the Kid III - "the Kid" is Killed

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"He did look human, indeed, but there was nothing very mannish about him in his appearance, for he looked and acted a mere boy. He...

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

APRIL 7 Ike's "Domino Theory" Speech

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On today's date, April 7 in 1954, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower (left) during a news conference said this: "Finally, you h...

Thursday, February 15, 2018

FEBRUARY 15 = U.S.S. Maine Explodes

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On today's date, March 15 in 1898 a vast explosion sunk the American Navy Battleship U.S.S. Maine (Pic- tured above) while she was ...

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