THE BABE RETIRES FROM BASEBALL- 82 YEARS AGO TODAY- JUNE 2, 1935
Babe Ruth retired from baseball on this date in 1935- 82 years ago. Thinking on that- there are still people living who got to see The Babe play. It […]
Category Archives: American History
MY LIFE THROUGH MY T-SHIRT COLLECTION- GENERAL DAN SICKLES- SELF PROCLAIMED ‘HERO OF GETTYSBURG’
General Daniel Sickles. When I wear this t-shirt to Gettysburg [where I bought it} it always draws a laugh. Sickles is my favorite general from the American Civil War- and […]
MY LIFE THROUGH MY T-SHIRT COLLECTION– PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY- BORN ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY
JFK born one hundred years ago today. He was elected president a couple weeks before I was born so I have no real memory of the man while he was […]
ARLINGTON HOUSE- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Here is a view of the Arlington House, formerly known as the Custis-Lee Mansion where General Robert E. Lee once called home. The picture was taken from President Kennedy’s grave.
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY’S GRAVE- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
The grave of President John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. The 100th anniversary of his birth is this coming Monday. The other president buried at Arlington is William […]
JOHN BROWN’S FORT- HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA
In October 1959 John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia [now West Virginia.} His plan wasn’t very thought out. His goal was to take control of the armory. […]
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