As I noted, I was perusing photos at the FDR Presidential Library yesterday and came across a couple of cool World War II photos worth sharing. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier at a North Atalantic port. Spotted on the snow-covered flight deck are Douglas DAUNTLESS dive...
A while back I had a chance to sit down and have a chat with my grandmother about her experiences during the Great Depression. The pictures are from the FDR Presidential Library. I didn’t pick the pictures to go with the text. I picked them separately, not...
John Adam’s Inaugural Address WHEN it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America remained between unlimited submission to a foreign legislature and a total independence of its claims, men of reflection were less apprehensive of danger...
Philip Danforth Armour’s NY Times Obituary PHILIP D. ARMOUR IS DEAD Chicago Millionaire Passes Away After Two Years’ Illness. Sought Health at Home and Abroad–Began to Sink with the Commencement of Winter–His Wealth Estimated as High as $50...
The New York Times report of Carter Harrison’s assassination. CHICAGO, OCT. 28– Carter Henry Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, was shot at his residence, 231 Ashland Boulevard, at 8:07 o’clock tonight, and died at 8:47 o’clock. His murderer was a...
