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Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Clarence Birdseye and Frozen Foods
Clarence Birdseye, born on December 9, 1886, was working in the Arctic as a U.S. government naturalist when he observed that ice, wind and extreme cold froze just-caught fish so quickly that, when cooked and …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Emily Dickinson
American poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Perhaps the best-known woman poet in the United States today, Dickinson led a rather secluded life. After studying at Amherst Academy and then for one …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
At 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched an aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bringing America into World War II. Relations between Japan and the United States had been strained for a …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Washington Monument Completed
The Washington Monument was completed on December 6, 1884, 101 years after George Washington himself approved the location halfway between the proposed sites of the Capitol and the White House. Construction did not begin on the 555-foot …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Repeal of Prohibition
On December 5, 1933, Prohibition was repealed–much to the delight of thirsty revelers–when Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The nationwide prohibition of the manufacture, sale or transportation of …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
The Grange
The Order of Patrons of Husbandry, more commonly known as the National Grange, was founded on December 4, 1867, by Oliver Kelley, a traveling clerk with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The original purpose of the Grange was …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Lillian Russell
Singer and actress Lillian Russell was born Helen Louise Leonard on December 4, 1861, in Clinton, Iowa. She performed in burlesque and light opera, debuting in Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore in 1879. Russell was praised for her …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
World War II B-17 Waist Gunner Robert L. Taylor
Ankle-deep in spent shell casings and looking like a creature from Mars, B-17 waist gunner Robert L. Taylor fires on incoming German fighters. Of all the combat positions in a B-17, …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
The Salvation Army
What began as a family mission in East London in 1865 with soup kitchens and ?Food for the Millions? shops spread to become a worldwide organization. Salvationists came to Philadelphia and New York in 1879 to begin …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Oxfordshire, England. After attending the Royal Military College, he served as a reporter and writer, and then in different positions in Parliament as his political power grew. …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Sand Creek Massacre
On November 29, 1864, in retaliation for an Indian attack on a party of immigrants near Denver, 750 members of a Colorado militia unit led by Colonel John M. Chivington, pictured here, attacked an unsuspecting village of …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
America's First Auto Race
America's first auto race between gasoline-powered automobiles was staged on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1895. The race, sponsored by the Chicago Times Herald, was to be run along a 52-mile course of muddy, frozen streets …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Charles Dana Gibson and the Gibson Girl
American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, born in 1867, began contributing pen and ink drawings of tall, patrician women with spectacular upswept hair to the humorous weekly Life in the early 1890s. Gibson's illustrations …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Carry Nation
Carry Nation, seen here brandishing her trademark hatchet and Bible, was born Carry Amelia Moore in Kentucky on November 25, 1846. After her first husband died a drunkard, she married David Nation and they moved to Medicine Lodge, …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Helicopters in the Korean War
Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War?s early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict?s end. In the photo above, crews and medical personnel display their equipment ? …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Iwo Jima's Other Memorials
Once they had suppressed the Japanese defending Iwo Jima, American soldiers with time on their hands turned to commemorating their lost comrades. The island?s soft volcanic rock proved easy to carve, and the troops used it …
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