A Brief History On December 29, 1890, the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army perpetrated a massacre against Native Americans of the Lakota People near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. Included among those killed were about 200 women and children. (Note: It was the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer that was massacred at the Little Big Horn River in 1873.) Digging Deeper The soldiers had rounded up about 120 Lakota men and over 240 Lakota women and children (numbers vary with source) on December 28th and had herded them back toward the Pine Ridge…
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A Brief History On December 28, 1958, the Baltimore Colts played the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium in New York City for the National Football League Championship game, the first game in NFL history to played to “Sudden Death” overtime. The Colts scored the game winning touchdown in overtime, and ever since NFL fans have referred to the contest as “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” Digging Deeper Of course, other sports may have their own versions of “the greatest game,” but this game is the one most often referred to in that sense. Multiplying the effect of the game…
A Brief History On December 27, 2017, we stand on the brink of a new year, giving us cause to look back on the year that is finishing. As with every year, many notable people died this past year, and we list 10 of the most significant or interesting of the Class of 2017. Many people you might add to the list are included in the “honorable mentions,” but feel free to tell us who else we should have listed. (Dishonorable mention: Roger Ailes, Fox TV boss and sexual harasser; Manuel Noriega, dictator) Digging Deeper 1. Hugh Hefner, magazine magnate. Founder…
A Brief History On December 26, 1986, a new National Day was declared in “honor” of the most serious of the whiners in this fair land. The man behind the plan was Rev. Kevin Zaborney, who also created a National Hugging Day (January 21st). See the link at the end of the article for his website. Digging Deeper Zaborney named Donald Trump the Most Famous Whiner of 2015, apparently largely due to this actual Trump quotation while being interviewed by Chris Cuomo. According to Mr. Trump, in his own words, “I do whine because I want to win, and I’m…
A Brief History On December 25, 1977, English acting legend Charlie Chaplin died of a stroke at the age of 88. His 75 year career was most notable for his silent movie contributions, although he suffered from criticism for his increasingly strident political leanings in later years. He was also criticized for his penchant for the ladies, especially younger women, some of whom he married, with his 4th and final wife being only 18 years old to his 54 years when they married in 1943. Chaplin died on Christmas Day in 1977, a day that popular culture has recognized as…