Browsing: September

A Brief History On September 3, 1838, Frederick Douglass, an African American slave in Maryland, finally made good on an escape attempt, using trains, ferry boats, and steam boats to find his way to Pennsylvania, a “free” state.  Douglass became famous as a spokesman for the abolition of slavery and when slaves were freed in the United States, he became a spokesman and author for African American rights.  The escape engineered by Douglass and a free Black woman he had become friends with was not a spur of the moment running away, but a carefully orchestrated operation.  Here we list…

A Brief History On September 2, 1901, Teddy Roosevelt first voiced his advice, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”  We took the utterance of this phrase, one that became closely associated with TR, as impetus to write 10 Phamous Phrases People are Known Phor.  Today we add another 5 such catch phrases. Digging Deeper 1.  “You’re fired.” Donald Trump. The Donald made this phrase his own, and even tried to trademark the line, on his “reality” television show, The Apprentice.  Since becoming President of the United States in January of 2017, he has racked up an impressive list of phamous…

A Brief History This article presents a calendar of historical paranormal events that allegedly occurred in September!  Please click on the dates below to learn more information about that date’s paranormal history. Digging Deeper September 2, 2016: Review of Morgan (2016) September 8, 1966: The Original Star Trek Television Series Premiers on NBC September 8, 2017: History and Headlines reviews Stephen King’s It (2017) September 12, 1952: Monster Seen in West Virginia (Flatwoods Monster) September 12, 2014: Farsight Studios Makes Affordable Pinball Available to the Masses! September 14, 326: Holy Sepulchre and True Cross Found in Jerusalem! On September 14, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Seton…

A Brief History On September 1, 1983, a fighter plane of the Air Force of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or Soviet Union) shot down an unarmed civilian passenger plane that had accidentally entered Soviet air space, killing all 269 people aboard.  Shooting down airliners was just one of the dirty tricks pulled by the Soviet Union over the years, against foreigners and against their own people, especially non-Russian Soviets.  Here we list 10 of those incidents, reason we do not mourn the passing of the Soviet Union.  What incidents would you include in this list? (Hint: There…

A Brief History On September 7, 1812, The Battle of Borodino was fought as part of the Napoleonic Wars during the French invasion of Russia.  As a result of France’s tactical victory, Emperor Napoleon I the Great (r. 1804-1814, 1815), one of history’s “great captains”, captured Moscow.  In commemoration of Napoleon’s victory, this article lists those particularly illustrious military commanders considered the “great captains” of history.  The notes for each entry are to sources that explicitly refer to the individuals as “great captains”. Digging Deeper Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600 – 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great and…