A Brief History We recently asked the question: “Has any U.S. President ever been arrested?” As an update to our recent article about that topic, we can now report that on April 4, 2023, former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, was arraigned in New York City on charges of falsifying records. Facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Trump as expected entered pleas of “Not Guilty” to each charge. Digging Deeper Protestors for and against the former president were outside the courtroom, but no major riot or violence took place as police security had been planned…
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A Brief History Today, we are saddened to report that on March 27, 2023, an obviously mentally ill woman named Audrey Elizabeth Hale targeted a Christian private school in Nashville, Tennessee, tragically murdering six people, including three children and three staff members, before heroic police officers neutralized the murderess. Digging Deeper The female shooter had apparently identified on social media with masculine pronouns and in at least one case with an alternate first name of “Aiden.” Just prior to committing the attack, she had sent ominous messages to a friend that Hale’s life was going to end on that day…
A Brief History Today, Friday, March 24th, 2023, one of the most covered news stories are the possible consequences of arresting a former president. You may wonder if a U.S. president had ever been arrested prior to 2023? The answer is yes and at least once. Digging Deeper It is possible that two US Presidents have been arrested while in office, although the first, Franklin Pierce, may not have suffered the indignity at all. The arrest of Pierce allegedly happened in 1853 while he was still President, with a drunken Pierce supposedly running over an old woman with his carriage. …
A Brief History On March 7, 1799, French General Napoleon Bonaparte successfully captured the city of Jaffa in Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire. Although considered one of the all-time military geniuses, Bonaparte blundered when he allowed his men to massacre more than 2000 Albanians that had surrendered. Digging Deeper Napoleon then encouraged civilians to leave the city in the hope that these refugees would spread the word of French terror and cause other cities in the area to surrender without a fight. He was wrong! News of the massacre steeled the resolve of the Ottoman defenders and forced…
A Brief History On March 4, 938, the relics of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Prince of the Czechs, were translated, which means moved to a more permanent location. Not really a king during his life, Wenceslaus was posthumously promoted to “King of the Czechs” after his death. Digging Deeper Wenceslaus was born in Prague, Bohemia in 907, and became Duke in 921. In 935, he was assassinated by his own brother, the aptly named Boleslaus the Cruel. The family murders had begun when Wenceslaus’s own mother had his grandmother and regent killed to prevent the grandmother’s influence. The evil…