This Week in History: Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023
September 251493 - Christopher Columbus sets sail with 17 ships on his second voyage to America.1775 - American...
This Week in History: Sept. 18-24, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 18-24, 2023
September 181793 - President George Washington lays the cornerstone of the Capitol building. It wasn’t completed until 1826 because...
This Week in History: Sept. 11-17, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 11-17, 2023
September 11 (National Day of Service and Remembrance)1941 - Construction begins on the Pentagon and it is completed on...
This Week in History: Sept. 4-10, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsSept. 4-10, 2023
September 41813 - The “Religious Remembrancer Christian Observer” is the first religious newspaper published in the U.S. It was...
This Week in History: Aug 28-Aug 3, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 28-Aug 3, 2023
August 281830 - The first steam locomotive train built in the U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to...
This Week in History: Aug 21-27, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 21-27, 2023
August 211831 - The Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 whites in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner and 55...
This Week in History: Aug 14-20, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 14-20, 2023
August 141911 - Senate leaders begin rotating the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates...
This Week in History: Aug 7-13, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsAug 7-13, 2023
August 71782 - George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart after the Continental Congress forbids Washington from...
This Week in History: July 31-Aug 6, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsJuly 31-Aug 6, 2023
July 311792 - The cornerstone is laid for the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the first United States government...
This Week in History: July 24-30, 2023
This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann“History is a vast early warning system.” Norman CousinsJuly 24-30, 2023
July 241758 - George Washington is admitted to Virginia House of Burgesses. He was 26 years old. Washington represented...