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Lucien Fewell shot James Clark after he apparently ran off with Lucien's 16-year-old sister. The murder trial that followed featured two Confederate generals and a former Virginia governor. What was the verdict? (also on Amazon.com)
Tag Archives: History
Navajo Code Talkers Day
Let’s face it, codes are fun. It’s fun to have a secret language, it’s fun (up to a point) to try to decipher someone else’s secret language. One of my favorite stories along these lines involves some good family friends—my … Continue reading
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Tagged Codes, History, Indigenous, Military, Navajo, Recognition Day
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Lighthouse Day
I absolutely love these structures. When we drove from Virginia to Maine, I took photos of every one that I saw. Every time we went to Chincoteague, part of the Assateague party always involved a visit to that lighthouse. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, History, Lghthouses, Photography, Recognition Day, Travel
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Coast Guard Day
The Coast Guard is one of the five U.S. armed services, established on this day in 1790. It had a modest beginning: Originally called the Revenue Marine, it was basically ten boats with crews who were supposed to prevent smuggling … Continue reading
Friendship Day
Know how everyone scoffs that Valentine’s Day is a conspiracy devised by card companies and chocolatiers to part romantics from their money? Well, Friendship Day actually WAS established by none other than Joye Clyde Hall (that’s J.C. to you), the … Continue reading
Buffalo Soldiers Day
I reckon most people know this phrase because of the Bob Marley song. And call me racist or a cultural appropriator or whatever you want, but my favorite rendition of that song was when my tiny and extremely pale toddler … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffalo Soldiers, Civil War, History, Military, Recognition Day
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Pioneer Day
Pioneer Day is an official holiday in Utah. I know a little bit about it. Lucky for me, the hubs has written a ton on this topic, so I’m handing this space over to him today as the in-house expert: … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon, Pioneer Day, Recognition Day, Utah
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Wrong Way Corrigan Day
For a long time, my only awareness of Wrong Way Corrigan was that it was something my grandmother would holler whenever someone took off heading in some direction other than the one they were supposed to. If she said “time … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Airplanes, Aviation, Family, Flight, History, Recognition Day, Travel
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Hop a Park Day
The town I live in now has two parks! I could do this! But it would probably take less than an hour to explore them both thoroughly (including the time needed to walk from one to the other). My son’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Disney, History, Parks, Recognition Day, Writing
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Helen Keller Day
Today is also Sunglasses Day. This is the basis for a tasteless joke that I don’t have to make now because you already have the punchline in your heads. When I was in my 20s, one of my editor bosses … Continue reading
Red Cross Founders Day
I really don’t know why they didn’t just call it Clara Barton Day, but here we are. The Red Cross has its PR problems. Clara Barton probably did too, but from this remove, she was a pretty impressive character. When … Continue reading
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