Random News and Notes 10 May
We start with a couple of Revolutionary war notes. On this date in 1773, the…
Random News and Notes 9 May
Led by arguably the worst commander on either side, the British 1st Army Corps went…
Random News and Notes 8 May
Today is Victory in Europe Day. It is celebrated every 8 May by the Western…
Random News and Notes 7 May
On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without…
Random News and Notes 6 May
Intended as a way to alleviate the pain of the Great Depression, the Works Progress…
Random News and Notes 5 May
Today in 1821 Napoleon Buonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena. The…
Random News and Notes 4 April
On this date in 1970, in Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fire their weapons at…
Random News and Notes 3 April
The items for this day in history are all WWII PTO related. In 1942, the…
Random News and Notes 2 May
On this date in 1945, approximately 1 million German soldiers in Italy lay down their…