July 8, 1861 – Navy Yard Matters - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com On yesterday the steamer Baltimore, Capt Mitchell, took the Scott Life Guards, and on Saturday the Third Maine Regiment, to Alexandria. The steam transport Cambridge. which brought Col. Case's Elevent...
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Pistol Duellists Kill Each Other; Both Empty Guns - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com SPARTANBURG. S. C. July 7.—in a pistol duel here last night William P. Cooper, a blacksmith, and Oscar Godfrey, a horse trader, killed each other. Each man emptied the six chambers of his weapon and w...
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July 7, 1861 – Important from New Mexico - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com The Galveston (Texas) News, of the 24th ult., contains the following. Capt. Clairborne is a citizen of Nashville, and we believe Capt. Wilcox was originally appointed from this State: Capt. Wilcox, la...
De Gaulle’s Cheer Halts Bike Race - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com COLOMBEY LES-DIUX EGLISES, France, July 16(AP).—President Charles de Gaulle brought an unprecedented. temporary halt today to the Tour de France bicycle race—possibly the greatest sport event in this ...
July 6, 1861 – The Forward Movement - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com We make the following extract from a private letter, dated Frederick, Md„ July 1—the day before Gen. Patterson with his forces crossed the Potomac: “Our army is still on the Maryland side, in sufficie...
July 5, 1861 – Death of Commander Ward - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com The death, by a ball from a rebel rifle, of Commander James H. Ward, of the U. S. Navy, made a mournful impress upon the faces of our citizens, yesterday. He was a native of this city and son of the l...
Connected Points Ep. 1 – Winter Storms and Abolition - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com History is generally thought of as a narrative of our past, but it’s also an infinite series of interconnected points. Disparate people, places, things, and events are all connected through a vast net...
July 4, 1861 – Patriotism In Baltimore - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com Baltimore, July 3.—Great efforts are making for celebrating the Fourth of July here by Union men. A splendid silk regimental national flag has been prepared by citizens of Baltimore to present to the ...
Seven Killed, Scored Hurt in P. & R. Express Wreck Near Atlantic City - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com Express Train Plunges Over High Embankment After Running into Open Switch ATLANTIC CITY, July 3.—An open switch sent seven persons to their death and resulted in injury to about 75 others, about half ...
July 3, 1861 – Latest War News - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com A skirmish took place near Romney, Va., on Wednesday last, between a small detachment of Col. Ashby's Cavalry and a party of 67 of Lincoln's Cavalry. Deluded by a professed deserter, they were led int...
Emperor Taizong of Tangen.wikipedia.org Emperor Taizong of Tang, previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder of the dynasty for his role in encouraging his father Li Yuan to rebel against the Sui dynasty at Jinyang in 617. Taizong subsequently played a pivotal role in defeating several of the dynasty's most dangerous opponents and solidifying its rule over China proper.
Parrot, Once Pure, Killed for Swearing - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com Slayer Fined For Executing Individual With Human Traits EVANSTON, Ill., July 1.—When a parrot teaches itself to swear it becomes an Individual with human traits instead of just a parrot. This is the d...
Bloody Buron: Highland Light Infantry vs the 12th SSyoutu.be On July 8, 1944, the Highland Light Infantry of Canada (HLI) attacked and captured the village Buron, west of Caen during Operation Charnwood. The battle was the HLI's first battle in Normandy. The fighting was so difficult with such high casualties that battle became known as Bloody Buron. Support OTD on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/OTDCanMilHistory OTD's Patron Supporters: Filthy, Rob Misener, Maria Kelly, Andy Beaton, Kevin Underhill, Douglas McKegney, Michael Colborne, Carmelo Madrigrano, David Grebstad, Dermot Rooney, Judith Barkel, Steve Ferguson, David LaVigne, Clayton LP, Iain Anthony, Chris Richardson, Barbara Honig, Richard Steer, Steve Henley, Cate Belbin, Scott Driscoll, Mike Sullivan, Brian Farrell, Kevin Lambie, Patrick Gilliland, Dawne Deeley, Robert Jardine Chris Camfield, Filip De Preter, David Schroeder, Susan Yu, Angela Schwenn, Norma Graham, David Patterson, Scott Deederly Thank you to the OTD's Team Members: Terry Downe, Rob Misener, David Dunlap, Mary Schaefer, Maya H., Kev Bullock, Brodie Shawn, Jay White, David LaVigne, Robert Cail, C Madrigraal, JuleyC aka jaicne, James Murphy, Dan Long, R S, David K, Purple Cat, Jeff Rubinoff, Robert Rerecich, George W Newman, Audio Intelligence, Susan Yu, derf85, Sean Harris, Sheila Hall, Jeff Hubbell, sheldrake6 Sources Bloody Buron: The Battle of Buron : Normandy, 08 July 1944 by J. Allan Snowie Highland Light Infantry of Canada War Diary July 1944 Augie Herchenratter https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/war-hero-augie-herchenratter-hoped-to-make-it-to-the-nhl/article37536495/ Carvil James Ritcey https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mpsb-carvil-james-ritcey-primary-source Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-299-1818-05, Nordfrankreich, englischer Panzer M10 Achilles https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-299-1818-05,_Nordfrankreich,_englischer_Panzer_M10_Achilles.jpg
July 2, 1861 – The Federal Troops Driven from Mathias Point - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com WASHINGTON, June 28. The Pawnee arrived at the Navy Yard this morning, bringing intelligence from Mathias Point According to a statement of persons in the expedition, Capt. Ward, of the Freeborn, yest...
Sir Robert Peel and the modern Conservative partyvictoriancommons.wordpress.com Today (5 Feb) marks the birthday of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the 19th century prime minister traditionally credited with founding the modern Conservative party. Peel is also subject of a new BBC '...
Guest Blog: Christchurch and Antarctica - Global Maritime Historyglobalmaritimehistory.com Katherine Moody graduated from University College London with an MA in Museum Studies and worked for the Department of Research and Information Services at the RAF Museum, and the respective Departmen...
July 1, 1861 – The Military Picnic - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com This grand affair, for the benefit of our volunteer soldiery, will begin tomorrow, amid the delightful shades of the City Park. All kinds of tents, booths, and other aids to recreation will be dispose...
Albert Peppercorn • Histonnormaexplorescambridgeshire.blogspot.com The grave of Albert Peppercorn in Histon cemetery. The inscription reads: In Loving memory of ALBERT PEPPERCORN Accidentally ki...
June 30, 1861 – Caught in Beauty’s Trap—Beware of the Fair Rebel Delilahs! - Reporting Historywww.reporting-history.com The Washington Star amuses us with a story, probably not only "founded on fact" but all fact, of how Captain "Kellogg," of Connecticut, lately came up among the missing - another case of "mysterious d...