December 30th: Today in 1879 the first performance of Pirates of Penzance took place in England. The first performance was a bit unusual, it was only done to establish copyright in the UK, the play actually opened in April 1880.
I know this was a great feeling for the pilot of this flight. I have been seated near this type of jerk before and I wouldn’t mind the unscheduled stop at all.
December 29th: Today in 1890 the US Army killed 153 Lakota Indians in a short battle which left 25 US soldiers dead as well. Most of the US soldiers were killed in friendly fire, never the less twenty medals of honor were given to soldiers for the masscre.
December 28th: Today in 1835 Chief Osceola led a band of 5o Seminole Indians in an ambush that kills the local Indian Agent sparking the second Seminole War. The Seminoles led by Osceola fought in a guerrilla campaign and tied up the US Army for two years before Osceola was captured. He died in captivity [...]
December 27th: Today in 1985 Dr. Dian Fossey was discovered murdered in her home in Rawanda. Fossey is famous for her study of the great apes, her life was made into a movie, Gorillas In The Mist.
December 26th: Today in 1943 the British Navy hunted down and sank the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst. The battle was between surface ships, which suprised me as by this time sensible people sank ships using airplanes.
December 25th: Today in 1776 George Washington had one of his rare victories on a battle field. Taking the crumbling remains of the continental army across the Deleware river he suprised some Hessian troops in Trenton, NJ. It was a pretty small affair, but it showed the world that the continentals were not about to [...]
December 24th: Today in 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the War of 1812. You remember the war of 1812 don’t you? No, that was the revolution…. and that one was the civil war. You really should read up on the War of 1812 you know.
December 23rd: Today in 1783 George Washington reseigned as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army. The move was filled with symbolism, it was intended to show that the military should always be subordinate to the civilian government in the United States and it set a precedent that worked exactly as Washington intended it to. He may [...]
Today in Great Britain a plan was introduced for the tracking all car trips made in the country. It is expect that this will be followed by the voluntary installation of telescreens into private homes, to be made mandatory if not enough people volunteer. Authorities apologize for the slowness of the arrival of the predicted [...]