I love reading a voracious amount of historical documents, narratives, autobiographies, and memoirs. As I read, I come across amazing tidbits of history perhaps forgotten to the general public. Here on the blog, I hope to tell a bit about these forgotten historic facts. So swing by for some amazing bits of history on the first Friday of each month.
Hello there! It’s been much too long since I last posted here, so I intend to change that today! This month is the second anniversary of launching this blog (although it’s actually been three years since I first bought it), so I thought I would give a little history behind how I started it –… Continue reading What’s in a Name? || How I Named My Blog
Ever since I first read Alfred Lansing’s book Endurance about Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917), I have had a keen interest in Antarctic exploration in general and Shackleton’s Endurance expedition in particular. So needless to say, I was hyper-excited when I heard that the expedition’s ship, Endurance, had finally been found over 100 years after… Continue reading 100 Years Under Water: 4 Facts About the Endurance
The history of Thanksgiving is probably something you are quite familiar with. No doubt it was part of your history lessons in school. Everyone knows the story of the Pilgrims coming over on the Mayflower and celebrating their first abundant harvest with a large feast known today as the first Thanksgiving. Chances are, however, that… Continue reading The History of the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast: A Chinese Thanksgiving
Beginning In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson proposed a expedition to the Pacific Northwest, exploring the Louisiana Territory (which had just been purchased from France for $15 million) and the land beyond it. Congress approved the idea, and 28-year-old Meriwether Lewis was chosen to lead the “Corp of Discovery” as it was called. Lewis, however, wanted… Continue reading Lewis and Clark Expedition: the Great Westward Journey
I had published this post, originally titled “The Passion in Prophecy,” at my other blog, Kenmore Pines 1, last year. Having read the Gospels and searched through the ancient prophecies, I compared side by side the passion of Jesus Christ and the prophecies concerning the Messiah. The Passion in Prophecy The Jews wanted an earthly… Continue reading Good Friday Thoughts: the Passion in Prophecy
Introduction Recently while reading several historical non-fiction books, I came across some accounts that reminded me of some of the unpleasant things we deal with in this day and age. After giving the reading some thought, I decided to share several excerpts here on the blog, as well as my thoughts on it. Germ Warfare… Continue reading History Compared to the Current Time
During World War II, hundreds of thousands of individuals became prisoners of war, and thousands of escape attempts were made. Here are four of the most amazing – and just downright genius – escape stories that I’ve come across. 1. The Polish Prisoner One of the most ingenious escapes I have read of was recounted… Continue reading 4 Amazing WWII Escape Stories
