354 AD 25 December is made the official birthday of Jesus 11th Century The word Christmas is first used (previously…
Year: 2015
Date of Nixon Resignation
It was at 9: 01 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House that President Nixon gave his resignation…
Fall of Aztec Empire
The omens were many: the devastating destruction of the temple of Huitzilopochtli by fire, Lake Mexico boiled over and flooded…
Kodak Founder George Eastman
George Eastman was not the inventor of the camera. His genius was in making the less than ideal camera that…
History of Skid Row
The term “Skid Row” derives from Seattle. Washington, where “skid roads” were the places that loggers slid their cut timber…
IBM’s Launch of Personal Computer Model 5150
Researching the history of the personal computer reveals how far along we have come, since IBM launched its first personal computer, model…
King Tut
History of the Egyptian King started when Tut, full name being Tutankhaten, meaning “the living image of Aten“, was born approximately 1343…
Historic 1951 Kansas Flood
History making flood devastates Kansas on July 13, 1951. It was on the unluckiest of days, Friday the 13th, that…
Benjamin Franklin’s Electrical Kite
We have all heard the story about Franklin flying a kite in a thunderstorm and proving that lightening is electric…
Reign of Terror
What is the history behind the Reign of Terror or simply the Terror? The time period was from Sept. 5,…
