Hoover Dam Authorized by Legislation, 1928
Week of December 19
One of the most massive engineering projects in history took place from its formal and legal authorization...
The Birth of Rudyard Kipling, 1865
Week of December 26
Rudyard Kipling published eleven novels and hundreds of poems, short stories, and newspaper articles between 1881 until his death...
Sickness Plagues the Niger Expedition, 1841
Week of September 4
West Africa has long been known as “the white man’s graveyard,” and for obvious and deadly reasons—fatal tropical diseases have plagued Europeans along those coasts for five hundred...
Duke of Marlborough Wins at Malplaquet, 1709
Week of September 11
Sir Winston Churchill, MP (1620-1688) fathered eleven legitimate children, fought for Charles I in the English Civil War, paid a huge fine for serving on...
Birth of Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, 1954
Week of September 18
Americans tend to ignore Japan as a nation, even less the men who have served there as Prime Minister in the post-WWII era. Unless a tsunami...
The Great Jamaica Revival, 1860
Week of September 25
“I would affirm that much of the modern approach to evangelism, with its techniques and methods, is unnecessary if we really believe...
Chief Joseph Surrenders, 1877
Week of October 2
Following the American War Between the States, the United States government reorganized the army after demobilizing a million men. In 1866...
Victory at Yorktown, 1781
Week of October 16
Few battles in history had larger repercussions than the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, concluded on October 19, 1781. An army, representing thirteen...