A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 24th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 24, 1814, British forces under Phineas Riall marched to the Niagara River to halt an American force from invading Canada. On July 24, 1901, short story writer, William Sydney Porter, was released from prison in Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement. You know him better by his pen name, O. Henry. On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship only…

A Brief History On July 24, 1980, a quartet of Australian swimmers took the Olympic Gold Medal in the Men’s Swimming 4 by 100-meter medley relay race, the only time an American team failed to win this particular event. Digging Deeper While the US has dominated this particular event, the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR, was plagued by politics and the US along with 65 other countries boycotted the games due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Australians, certainly among the greatest swimming nations, produced the “Quietly Confident Quartet,” a self-named crew consisting of Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Mark…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 23rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper 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. On July 23, 1900, the icon of national “niceness” that is Canada turned a cold shoulder to immigrants, instituting a policy forbidding paupers and criminals from entering the country. On July 23, 1903,…

A Brief History On July 23, 1900, the icon of national “niceness” that is Canada turned a cold shoulder to immigrants, instituting a policy forbidding paupers and criminals from entering the country.  While the US currently has emotional discussion about immigration into the country, illegal and legal alike, the fact is many countries have struggled with immigration policy. Digging Deeper Religion, ethnicity, skin color, and cultural considerations have often affected immigration policies or the lack of welcome on the part of the current inhabitants.  While many countries have a positive view of immigrants, Pew Research indicates many have a negative…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 22, 1587, a detachment of English settlers landed at Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, with the intention of establishing a colony. On July 22, 1932, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. died in Hollywood, California, ending a wonderful career in entertainment, known especially for being the creator of The Ziegfeld Follies. On July 22, 1942, due to wartime demands on gasoline,…