Living in 1492
Christopher Columbus. Everyone knows that Columbus was alive in 1492, it was in this year that he set sail across the Atlantic and landed on what soon would be called America. He lived from 1451 to 1506 Leonardo Da Vinci. In 1492 Da Vinci was living in Milan and produced his Vitruvian Man, his study [...]
Facts from Early American History
St. Augustine Florida is the oldest continuous settlement in the United States. It was originally a Spanish settlement as well as its oldest port. St. Augustine was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on September 8, 1565. The first English child born in America was Virgina Dare who was born on August 18, 1587. She [...]
The Hurricane of 1933
By mid-August of 1933 the summer hurricane season had been very active. There had already been 7 recorded storms with one of them turning into a hurricane. Beginning on August 17th a storm was detected northeast of the Leeward Islands. When the center of the storm made landfall of the United States over Norfolk, Virginia [...]
From Atlantic to Pacific
It was on August 15, 1915 that the first cargo ship, The Ancon, traveled between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans through the Panama Canal. This was two years ahead of the original scheduled completion date. A Canal at this location had been envisioned across the narrow Isthmus of Panama as early as 1534 when [...]
Hangings
Hangings as a form of capital punishment by suspension of a person by a cord wrapped around the neck causing death, first occurred in the Persian Empire about 2500 years ago. There are 4 methods of judicial hanging. 1) The short drop, placing the condemned on the back of a cart, horse or other vehicle [...]
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