A Brief History Today, July 23, 2021, we remember the dangerous era known as the Cold War. Digging Deeper This playlist presents a collaboration between 20+ channels, all on Cold War history and science. The preceding videos have covered just some aspects of the Cold War. It is our hope that through education, we can help prevent such terrifying episodes from occurring again. Question for students (and subscribers): What can be done today to eliminate the threat of nuclear war? Please let us know in the comments section below this article. If you liked this article and would like to receive…
Browsing: July 23
A Brief History On July 23, 1973, American pilot and national hero, Eddie Rickenbacker, died at the age of 82, later buried in his native Columbus, Ohio, the city of his birth. Rickenbacker was the leading American flying “Ace” in World War I, having shot down 26 enemy aircraft and being awarded the most medals of any American war hero of World War I, including the coveted Medal of Honor. Prior to his wartime exploits, Rickenbacker had been a premier race car driver and automotive designer. After various other pursuits, Rickenbacker became the head of Eastern Airlines in 1935, a…
A Brief History On July 23, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln finally found a replacement for General George B. McClellan as General-in-Chief of the Union Army when he appointed General Henry W. Halleck. Lincoln had spent the previous 4 months as de facto head of the Army himself until he found another commander, having earlier relieved McClellan of such duty. Digging Deeper During the Civil War the US Army (or Union Army if you prefer) had a total of 4 men assigned as General-in-Chief, more or less akin to today’s designation as Chief of Staff of the Army as the top…
A Brief History On July 23, 1903, Ford Motor Company, the product of the Henry Ford’s engineering genius, sold their first automobile. By the early 1920 perhaps half of all cars in the entire world were Ford, but somehow, something went wrong, and the market share of the once mightiest car company on Earth now ranks #5 (#2 in the US). Digging Deeper There has to be a reason for this decline, and here we list 5 of the worst Ford products that contributed to declining sales and reputation. For each lousy car, we will name a great automotive product…
A Brief History On July 23, 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first car. For some reason many Americans are under the impression that Henry Ford invented the automobile and that Ford was the first brand of cars. Although Ford got into the business early in the industry’s infancy, he was far from the first. These sort of misunderstandings, myths, and mistakes fill our minds and our history books. We are listing 10 such erroneous “facts” to help set things straight. Digging Deeper 10. Thomas Jefferson Freed His Slaves When He Died. Hardly. Jefferson owned hundreds of slaves and…
