A Brief History On September 14, 919, a united coalition of native Irish fought an epic battle against the Dublin based Vikings that had colonized Ireland, a battle known as the Battle of Islandbridge. An indication of how real leaders used to put their own lives at stake in the interest of their realm, a stunning total of 6 Irish kings died in the battle, including their overall leader, King Niall Glúndub, the overking of Northern Uí Néill (Northwestern Ireland) and High King of Ireland. As indicated by the loss the 6 kings, the Irish lost the battle to the…
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A Brief History On September 14, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI, thus she became the first person born in what is now the United States to be granted sainthood. Born in New York, on August 28, 1774, she just missed being born in the United States, but more importantly, was not even born into a Catholic family! Seton was also the founder of the first religious order for nuns in America, the Sisters of Charity. Digging Deeper Born Elizabeth Ann Bayley to a French Huguenot family, her father had been a prominent doctor in New…
A Brief History UPDATE: INDIANS WIN 3-2 IN 10TH INNING! On September 14, 2017, at 7:10 PM, EDT, the Cleveland Indians will host the Kansas City Royals in an American League baseball game, and when the Indians win, a new major league record will be set for most wins in a row (without any ties). Digging Deeper On Tuesday, September 12th, the Indians won their 20th game in a row, tying the “Moneyball” Oakland Athletics of 2002, and on Wednesday, September 13th, the Tribe won a major league record tying 21 games in a row, matched only by the 1935…
A Brief History On September 14, 1814, while observing the Battle of Baltimore from a British ship, lawyer Francis Scott Key penned the poem, “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” the words that would be adapted as our (the USA) National Anthem. Commonly sung or played before sporting events and other special events, the tune is normally given the reverence reserved for those things that are greatly valued. Here we list times when the rendition of The Star Spangled Banner was performed in a way that drew criticism and ire from large chunks of the population. UPDATE: The performance of our…
A Brief History On September 14, 1954, the Cold War warmed up a little when the Soviet Air Force dropped a 40-kiloton atomic bomb from a Tupolev Tu-4, a nearly exact copy of the U.S. Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Digging Deeper The Soviets often relied on technology from the West to further their own development of products and weapons. Joseph Stalin jealously craved a modern heavy bomber of his own, so, when U.S. B-29 bombers made emergency landings on Soviet soil, the bombers were interned by the USSR in spite of American demands that they be promptly returned. Reverse engineering to simple…