A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 26th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 26, 1346, at the Battle of Crecy, English archers proved the superiority of the English longbow over the combination of armored knights and crossbowmen fielded by the French. On August 26, 1346, at the Battle of Crecy, the English longbow reigned supreme, and ever since the longbow has been closely associated with England. On August 26, 1444, the Battle of…

A Brief History On August 26, 1972, the XX Olympiad, Summer Games portion, opened in Munich, West Germany.  Historic for many reasons, this edition of the Olympics featured the first ever named mascot of an Olympic Games, a Dachshund named “Waldi.” Digging Deeper In 1932, a Scottish Terrier born in the Olympic Village in Los Angeles became an unofficial mascot, and in 1968, Mexico City gave us a Red Jaguar, although again, unofficially.  Many mascots have been depictions of fauna endemic to the country or area the Olympics were being held at, and of course the Dachshund is a dog…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 25th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 25, 1823, mountain man and fur trapper Hugh Glass was attacked by a Grizzly Bear while on a fur taking and exploring expedition in what is now South Dakota. On August 25, 1835, the New York newspaper The Sun published the first of six articles about alleged new scientific discoveries concerning the moon, specifically that a civilization had been found thriving…

A Brief History On August 25, 1967, US Navy World War II pilot, George Lincoln Rockwell, was shot and killed by a former member of his hateful group. Digging Deeper Born to European American parents that worked as comedians, little was funny about George.  His parents divorced when he was young, and he was later denied admission to Harvard.  He did attend Brown University but left in 1938 to join the Navy as a pilot. He served the US Navy well during World War II, although he did not engage in combat.  Recalled to active duty for the Korean War,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 24th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 24, 410, the city of Rome fell to foreign invaders for the first time in 800 years. On August 24, 1215, Pope Innocent III declared the Magna Carta that King John of England signed with a group of dissatisfied barons on June 15, 1215, a famous document that is often treated with similar respect as the American Declaration of Independence,…