ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has [...]
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On This Day in History… April 14-15, 1912: Titanic’s Sinking 100 Years Later Centennial Anniversary — Unsinkable Ship Strikes an Iceberg and Sinks in the Atlantic Ocean
Posted by bonniekaryn on April 15, 2012
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History Buzz December 9, 2011: George C. Rable: On Civil War’s 150th anniversary, historian reflects on religion’s role
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BOOK NEWS — Sesquicentennial Update: Civil War at 150 George C. Rable: On Civil War’s 150th anniversary, historian reflects on religion’s role Source: Catholic News Agency, 12-9-11 Religion had a “pervasive” role in American life at the time of the United States’ Civil War, [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on December 9, 2011
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On This Day in History… December 7, 1941: 70th Anniversary of Japan’s Bombing Attack on Pearl Harbor
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on December 7, 2011
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On This Day in History… September 11, 2001 Headlines: 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terror Attacks on the World Trade Center Twin Towers, Pentagon & Flight 93
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: 10th ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on September 11, 2011
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On This Day in History, September 11, 2001… President George W. Bush’s Address to the Nation after Terror Attacks (Full Text)
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES With retired firefighter Bob Beckwith standing next to him, President George W. Bush uses a bullhorn to address rescue workers Sept. 14, 2001, at Ground Zero, the site of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. White House photo by Eric Draper President George W. [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on September 11, 2011
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Josh Howard: North Carolina Civil War history might need a rewrite
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: NC News & Observer, 7-22-11 Josh Howard’s work as a research historian at N.C. Archives and History debunks two cherished myths about the Civil War. For more than a century, North Carolina clung to a pair of Civil War distinctions thought sacred: It sent the first Confederate killed in [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 22, 2011
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David Detzer: The Battle of Bull Run, the Civil War’s first taste of horror
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: CS Monitor, 7-21-11 An interview with historian David Detzer sheds light on the Battle of Bull Run, the first battle of the US Civil War, fought on July 21, 1861. The Battle of Bull Run would be the first battle of an incredibly bloody war, a conflict that hardly [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 21, 2011
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On This Day in History…. June 13, 1971: NYT Publishes “Pentagon Papers” 40 Years Later Declassified
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: PENTAGON PAPERS DECLASSIFIED 40 YEARS LATER [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on June 13, 2011
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Sesquicentennial Update: Great Civil War books stand out
Great Civil War books stand out as readers try to satisfy an endless fascination Source: Cleveland Plain-Dealer, 5-29-11 Here’s a startling fact: “Books about the Civil War have accumulated at the rate of more than a title a day since fighting erupted at Fort Sumter in April 1861,” writes historian Gary Gallagher in his introduction [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on May 29, 2011
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On This Day in History May 25, 1961… 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s Moon Speech to Congress
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: 50TH ANNIVERSARY JOHN F. KENNEDY’S MOON [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on May 25, 2011
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Reagan Centennial: Ronald Reagan to be honored across Europe
Reagan to be honored across Europe Source: USA TODAY, 5-23-11 President Ronald Reagan gives a thumbs up to a crowd Jan. 20, 1981, while first lady Nancy Reagan waves from a limousine during the Inaugural Parade in Washington. CAPTION, AP Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom are joining in the year-long centennial [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on May 23, 2011
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Gary W. Gallagher: How the Northern view shaped the Civil War
SESQUICENTENNIAL UPDATE: CIVIL WAR AT 150 Source: Charlotte Observer, 5-22-11 Revisionist history argues that U.S. loyalists valued the Union itself more than the idea of emancipation or turning slaves into citizens Historian Gary W. Gallagher writes that Northerners “believed victory over the slaveholders confirmed the nation….” COURTESY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS More Information Nonfiction The [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on May 22, 2011
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