Category Archives for History
The Wilhelm Gustloff
The Wilhelm Gustloff, a KdF1 cruise ship pressed into service to aide the German war effort, was preparing to leave the port of Gdynia2. Loaded with upwards of 10,000 people aboard, it was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 on … Continue reading
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman, one of 10 kids that were born to George and Susan Coleman, was born on January 26, 1892, in the far east Texas town of Atlanta. George and Susan made ends meet by sharecropping, washing laundry and cooking … Continue reading
Members of the First Continental Congress
You know several members of the First Continental Congress from school — John Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry, and George Washington. If you drink beer, you know another member — Samuel Adams. But there were more, 50 more. The idea of … Continue reading
The Goldbergs — The First Sitcom
“The Goldbergs” was a live radio program that was eventually translated for television and became the first sitcom broadcast on American television in 1949. It followed the lives of the Molly and Jake Goldberg and their family as they made their … Continue reading