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Category Archives: History
Waiting for the Interurban Statue in Fremont
A History Link Essay – posted in 2019 by Rita Cipalla. (Thanks to Ann M.) Richard Beyer: People Waiting for the Interurban, 1978 cast aluminum sculpture. A History Link Essay – posted in 2019 by Rita Cipalla On June 17, … Continue reading
Inventions by women
Thanks to Donna D! People don’t realize all the things that were invented by women. Here are just a few! 1. The Car Heater Margaret A. Wilcox, born in 1838, was one of the first women mechanical engineers. She is … Continue reading
Trump history lesson
Thanks Dorothy W!
A leader will lead and unite. A divider will stoke distrust and panic.
Ed note: Times have changed. What if Churchill hadn’t warned about the evils of Hitler and the planned invasion of England and said, “Well I didn’t want to cause panic!”
Durkan isn’t the first: The history of Seattle mayoral recalls
By Knute Berger in Crosscut Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman speaks with reporters at Pike Place Market during an event celebrating the 69th annniversary of the market. (Seattle Municipal Archives) Despite numerous threats over the years, Seattle has only twice recalled a … Continue reading
News Summary
Helen Cox Richardson is a History Professor at Boston College and author of several books. She writes a free daily newsletter which encapsulates lots of facts and reads easily. Here’s last night’s posting. Please comment if you’d like to see … Continue reading
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The Met 360 project
Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed this majestic space in 1902. He never could have imagined that today the Museum’s main entry greets more than six million visitors a year. Now you can experience its Neoclassical grandeur in a way no … Continue reading
Art Garfunkel’s blind friend who inspired “Sound Of Silence” tells his story
Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sound Of Silence” is one of the best songs of all time and was inspired by Sanford “Sandy” Greenberg, Art Garfunkel roomate and best friend who lost his vision. Sanford released a moving new memoir named “Hello Darkness, My … Continue reading
HONORING A LIFE’S MISSION
By Debra Adams Simmons, HISTORY Executive Editor – National Geographic Thanks to Gordon G. for sending this in. President Lyndon B. Johnson summoned John Lewis to a private meeting in the Oval Office on the morning of August 6, 1965. … Continue reading
UW expert: Kraken are undefeatable; few who see the beast live to tell the tale
Lauren Poyer is an assistant teaching professor in Scandinavian studies. She teaches courses in Scandinavian mythology and Vikings in contemporary culture, among other topics, and she is well steeped in all kinds of Nordic and Icelandic lore. Lauren PoyerUniversity of Washington … Continue reading
Strange sightings in Seattle
Thanks to Mary M. for sending this Do you ever have the feeling that you are being watched when you walk in downtown Seattle? You are probably right. Hundreds of eyes peer out from buildings in the city observing your every step. … Continue reading
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This tells it all
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An unknown story for 50 years
Thanks Sybil-Ann Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (né Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British banker and humanitarian who established an organisation to rescue children at risk from Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Father’s Day history – it started in Spokane
From the Old Farmer’s Almanac Like Mother’s Day, the modern American version of Father’s Day has a history that goes well beyond greeting cards. The first known Father’s Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of … Continue reading
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One of the Earliest Memorial Day Ceremonies Was Held by Freed Slaves
At the close of the Civil War, freed slaves in Charleston honored fallen Union soldiers. by DAVE ROOS Memorial Day was born out of necessity. After the American Civil War, a battered United States was faced with the task of burying and … Continue reading
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The Statler Brothers – Do you remember these?
Thanks Sybil-Ann!
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Letters from an American (a Blog by Heather Cox Richardson)
Wikipedia Bio Heather Cox Richardson is an American historian and Professor of History at Boston College, where she teaches courses on the American Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, the American West, and the Plains Indians. She previously taught at MIT and the University of Massachusetts. Richardson has authored six … Continue reading
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The fate of Narcissus
The Greek myth We get the word ‘Narcissus’ from Greek mythology. A nymph called Echo fell in love with a young Greek named Narcissus, but Narcissus told her to leave him alone. Heartbroken, she lived alone until nothing but an … Continue reading
History repeats itself
Thanks to Ann M Ed Note: Mary M. notes from a search on Snopes that “This poem was not written by someone named Kathleen O’Mara in 1869 and then reprinted in 1919. This text is actually a modern-day poem written … Continue reading
A Cat Man: Mr. Lincoln
by Meg Groeling – thanks Ann M. for letting us know! There are times when research seems repetitive. Battles, generals, troop movements, the effects of one thing upon another, and on and on. It is an endless stream, and once one … Continue reading