A Brief History On February 24, 2022, days after recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a full scale invasion of Ukraine. Digging Deeper Russia’s invasion has had four major phases thus far.  First, Russia failed to capture Kyiv from February 25th, 2022 through March 31st, 2022.  Second, in early April 2022, Russian forces then withdrew from northeastern Ukraine.  Third, Russian forces focused their efforts on southeastern Ukraine since early April 2022.  Fourth and currently, Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive since late August 2022.  The animated map below shows the daily progress of the 2022…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on January 26th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On January 26, 1856, elements of the United States Marine Corps fought a battle against a most unlikely of opponents, Native American warriors of the tribes in the Washington Territory, a battle with the catchy sounding name, The Battle of Seattle. On January 26, 1905, the South African earth gave up the largest gem-quality diamond in history! On January 26, 1945, the…

A Brief History On January 26, 2009, a single California woman gave birth to 8 babies at one time, becoming the first mother of octuplets that survived infancy. Digging Deeper Nadya Suleman was born a native Californian to parents of Lithuanian and Palestinian descent, and while she was married from 1996 to 2008, she was single when she underwent fertility treatments prior to having her 8 babies.  She attended Mt. San Antonio College and earned a BS and a psychiatric technician license, applying her education to a job in a mental health facility for 3 years. Prior to the record…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on January 25th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On January 25, 1585, Walter Raleigh, an English explorer and adventurer, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England, perhaps because he named a region of North America “Virginia” in honor of the Virgin Queen. On January 25, 1881, 2 of the great names in the annals of inventions teamed up to form the Oriental Telephone Company. On January 25, 1915, telephone…

A Brief History On January 25, 1585, Walter Raleigh, an English explorer and adventurer, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England, perhaps because he named a region of North America “Virginia” in honor of the Virgin Queen. Digging Deeper Helping to suppress Irish rebellion, defending England against the Spanish Armada, and being a key figure in the colonization of North America, Raleigh became somewhat of a celebrity of his time, although he also had some problems along the way. Plunked into jail for marrying without the Queen’s permission, Raleigh was released and chased after the mythical city of gold,…