Articles Containing Tag: history

“A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.” ~ Norman Cousins November 28, 1520: Ferdinand Magellan Sails Around the World Centuries ago, people used to believe that the world was… Read More

“The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.” ~ E.L. Doctorow November 21, 1783: The First Hot-Air Balloon Flight Today, it might not seem like a big deal to fly in a… Read More

“What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.” ~ Victor Hugo November 14, 1889: Nellie Bly Started Her Around the World Trip When Jules Verne wrote Around the World… Read More

“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” ~ Harry S. Truman Election Day and Presidential Elections November is the time of year Americans go to the voting booths and choose their local, state,… Read More

“History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.” ~ Anselm Kiefer November 4, 1922: King Tut’s Tomb is Discovered King Tut (Tutankhamun) is a very famous historical figure…. Read More

“The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.” ~ Eric Hoffer October 13, 1792: Construction of the White House Washington, DC, was not always the capital… Read More

“History never looks like history when you are living through it.” ~ John W. Gardner October 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire In the 1800s, fire departments didn’t have the technology that modern firefighters use. Especially in regions where buildings… Read More

“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” ~ Michael Crichton October 1, 1908: Henry Ford’s Model T Went on Sale The Ford Model T… Read More

Have you seen the movie Titanic? How would you like to take a tour of the real site where the ship sank? You can, but it will cost $125,000. A company called OceanGate runs yearly dives allowing researchers and curiosity… Read More

America celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July. While many think of this as the nation’s birthday, the true anniversary of the United States’ creation is September 17. On this day in 1787, 39 men signed the document that… Read More

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” ~ George Bernard Shaw August 3, 1492: Christopher Columbus Sets Sail History credits Christopher Columbus with discovering America, although the land was… Read More

“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.” ~ Edward Murrow July 26, 1953: Cuban Revolution Began This day in history, also known as the beginning of the “26th of July Movement,” was the beginning of Fidel Castro’s revolution that eventually… Read More