A Brief History On March 5, 1946, while speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, uttered the term “Iron Curtain” in reference to the divide between the Soviet led Communist Bloc and the democratic/capitalist Western group of nations led by the United States.  The phrase quickly assumed common and pervasive use amongst Westerners as both a derisive and ominous term describing the Communist Bloc. Digging Deeper World War II (1939-1945) had left the world with two competing camps of military and political power, the West and the East, the West being the US, UK,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 4th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper 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. On March 4, 1917, the U.S. Congress welcomed its first female U.S. Representative (congresswoman) when Jeanette Rankin of Montana joined the exclusive group. On March 4, 1918, the USS Cyclops kept a date with destiny! On March…

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…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 3, 1776, the Continental Navy and Continental Marines, the forces that would become the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, conducted the first amphibious operation in US military history when a raid on Nassau in the Bahamas was conducted, known as The Raid on Nassau or sometimes called The Battle of Nassau. On March 2 and 3, 1859,…

A Brief History On March 3, 2005, the “other” country down under became the first modern nation with an all-female leadership cadre when New Zealand elected Margaret Wilson as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Digging Deeper Wilson, the former Attorney General, joined Prime Minister Helen Clark, Governor General Silvia Cartwright, and Head of State Queen Elizabeth II to round out the all-woman leadership of the country.  New Zealand continued its history making advances for women in politics when in 2022, the nation’s Parliament became female majority. As of 2022, the following countries have a female majority in…