A Brief History Hello, everyone! I am Dr. Zar and today, I want to wish my family, friends, colleagues, students, and subscribers a Happy New Year 2023! Digging Deeper If you have some spare time during this winter break and if you have not yet already done so, I encourage you to read Mr. J. David Markham’s recent biography of Napoleon titled Simply Napoleon. Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is something you hope to accomplish in 2023? If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to…
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Instructions Please click the date in history for events that happened that day. Most people choose their birthday or a special event from their own history. Calendar [two_first] January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May 1 2 3 4 5…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on January 1st. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On January 1, 1735, Paul Revere, silversmith and patriot, was born, starting a long line of famous Americans born on the first of the year. On January 1, 1773, the all familiar hymn “Amazing Grace” was performed for the first time at a church service in England. On January 1, 1902, Pasadena, California hosted the Rose Bowl, the first college football “bowl”…
A Brief History On January 1, 1735, Paul Revere, silversmith and patriot, was born, starting a long line of famous Americans born on the first of the year. Which one of these New Year’s babies do you rate as the greatest? Feel free to nominate your own choice. Digging Deeper Paul Revere, Revolutionary, 1735 Anthony Wayne, General, 1745 Betsy Ross, Flag Designer, 1752 Frank Knox, World War II Secretary of the Navy, 1874 William J. Donovan, General and Master Spy, 1883 Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, 1895 Hank Greenberg, 1911, Baseball player J. D. Salinger, Army veteran and author,…
A Brief History On New Year’s Eve of 2022, we look back on some of the best videos published by various history themed YouTube channels from 2022. Digging Deeper Please watch the playlist below for a sample of the best history themed YouTube videos of 2022. Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is your favorite video from the playlist above? For an archive of past best of history YouTube playlists, please see the table below: If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines…