Henryk Sienkiewicz Is Awarded the Nobel Prize, 1905
Week of September 9
A little over a century ago, Polish novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz (pronounced sane-KAY-vitch) stood apart as an international literary phenomenon when he accepted his…
Beatrix Potter Creates Peter Rabbit, 1893
Week of September 2
On this day, while on holiday in Scotland with her family, aspiring naturalist Beatrix Potter penned a note to cheer the son of a friend, a little lad who had been confined…
The Death of Colonel John Laurens, 1782
Week of August 26
As the American War for Independence drew to a close, with the battle of Yorktown being a decisive victory the previous year, a young luminary of the conflict rose from his deathbed…
“Old Ironsides” Earns Her Moniker, 1812
Week of August 19
On August 19, 1812, an American legend was forged into being when the United States frigate, USS Constitution, met and defeated the British…
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Takes a Stand Against the League of Nations, 1919
Week of August 12
On the 12th of August, 1919, esteemed statesman and Senate Majority Leader, Henry Cabot Lodge, rose to his feet on the floor…
The Martyrdom of King Oswald, AD 642
Week of August 5
Britain in the six hundreds was a war-torn place. Gone were the days of Roman governance and provincial stability in previous centuries; here and now…
Marquis de Lafayette Commissioned as a Major General in the Continental Army, 1777
Week of July 29
On a blisteringly hot day in Philadelphia, after weeks of pleading and making…
The Battlefield Letter of Sullivan Ballou, 1861
Week of July 8
In the study of history, where resources of fundamental and priceless depth are at our disposal, few artifacts erase the alienation of...
The Battle of Marston Moor, 1644
Week of July 1
Perhaps the largest battle ever fought on English soil took place two years into England’s bloody Civil War. There the King of England, Charles I...
Congress Approves the Resolution for Independence, 1776
Week of June 3
Amongst the largely futile clamor that marked the early half of the Second Continental Congress, there rose to his feet the leading delegate...