Well, June 6 is a huge day in history, so I’ve chosen to post about two events today that were crucial to history in the United States. This is the first of two posts, and it concerns Operation Overlord and World War 2. Operation Overlord was the code name for the American landing at Normandy […]
Category: United States History
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka remains one of the most important court decisions in US history. On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in this landmark case. The Brown in the case title was Linda Brown, a young African American who had to walk miles from her home to […]
Grand Canyon National Monument Created
After taking a break for the holidays, I’m back with a new blog on the creation of Grand Canyon National Monument. January 11 of 1908 was the day that President Theodore Roosevelt designated the Grand Canyon as a national monument. This set aside about 800,000 acres of land for the public use in the United […]
The French Alliance and the American Revolution
The 17th of December, 1777, was a critical day in the history of the American Revolution and, thus, the history of the United States. On that day, the United States gained recognition for its rebellion and formalized the French alliance that aided its victory. Although Ben Franklin had been dazzling Parisians for about a year […]
John Lennon, Former Beatle, Killed in New York
For many music fans, it was the proverbial day the music died. On December 8 of 1980, Mark David Chapman shot and killed music superstar John Lennon near his Manhattan apartment. Struck by bullets in four places, Lennon died shortly afterward at age 40. My older readers need no explanation of who John Lennon was, […]
The 13th Amendment Becomes Part of the Constitution
December 7, 1941 may be a day that will live infamy, but December 6, 1865 will be a day that lives in glory in United States history. December 6 is the day that the 13th Amendment completed the ratification process to become part of the US Constitution. The 13th Amendment is one of the simplest […]