It’s 1848… pandemonium is about to grip Europe. Continuing series on the history of socialism in the United States. In France, the Orleans monarchy is overthrown, and the Second Republic under Louis Napoleon begins, succeeded by the Second Empire. Louis … Continued
Did you know… Old Economy Village? Continuing series on the history of socialism in the United States Last week we looked at Robert Owen and the Harmony Society, attempting to form a socialist utopia in the United States. This week, … Continued
Socialism in America – our look. Our motto here is we make history fun – but also looking at the past with relevance for today. In that spirit, this is the start of a new series on the history of … Continued
Did you know… Mary Ellen Pleasant (19 August 1814 – 4 January 1904)? Black history day Mary Ellen’s origins have conflicting sources and birth dates. In one version of her memoirs dictated to her god-daughter Charlotte Downs, she claimed she … Continued
Tales of WW2… How a homeless vagrant corpse contributed to the British war effort In 1939, British intelligence wrote a memo popularly known as “the Trout memo”, about how to deceive the enemy. It said in part: “The memo reads, … Continued
Tales of the Old West In the mid seventeenth century, a large group of Native Americans began a westward migration. The exact reason for the move is not known – some say it was to escape pressure from the Europeans … Continued
John Letterman was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, son of a surgeon. He quickly followed in his father’s footsteps, graduating from Jefferson Medical College in 1849. He joined the Army as an assistant surgeon and served in Florida during the Seminole … Continued
John’s reputation grew, rivaling the legendary cattle king Chisum. A few years after the Gunfight at the OK Corral, men from Tombstone came and asked him to run for sheriff. The Clantons were still there, the pay was low, and the risks were high. But the townspeople were desperate – the town was more lawless than it had ever been. In 1886, John became sheriff of Cochise County
In the following excerpt, Julia, sister of Will Crump, and now running the Ohio Zephyr steamship company, does her part for the Underground Railroad at the urging of her younger sister, Albinia. This is based upon an actual incident. After … Continued
Dora Hand( (c. 1843 – October 4, 1878) Tales of the Old West Dora was talented and beautiful. Born in 1843 in Boston, she had a musical education in Europe and sang opera in New York. There’s some doubt historically … Continued