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Never bring a gun to a cane fight: the almost assassination of President Andrew Jackson

The first ever assassination attempt on a president took place on January 30, 1835. Richard Lawrence hid behind a pillar at the capital, awaiting President Andrew Jackson. The 67-year-old president emerged from the House chamber and Lawrence took his shot. What he hadn’t planned was for his gun to misfire. Lawrence was born in EnglandContinue reading “Never bring a gun to a cane fight: the almost assassination of President Andrew Jackson”

Opinion: Critical Race Theory should be taught

The latest outrage to plague the minds of Fox News viewers across the country, Critical Race Theory has been discussed and debated everywhere from school board meetings to over dinner with family. The question is, what actually is Critical Race Theory? Britannica says that CRT was first discussed in 1989, but the origins go backContinue reading “Opinion: Critical Race Theory should be taught”

Eugene Bullard: The first Black fighter pilot

Flying each mission with his pet Capuchin monkey, Eugene J. Bullard never had an easy life, but would become the first Black fighter pilot. Born October 9, 1895 in Columbus, Georgia, Bullard was the youngest of 10, three of which died in childbirth. Bullard was the child of William Bullard, a former slave, and JospehineContinue reading “Eugene Bullard: The first Black fighter pilot”

Special post: Juneteenth

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The document declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the confederacy “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in the confederacy, not in any states that remained loyal to the United States, butContinue reading “Special post: Juneteenth”

A series of unfortunate events: the almost failed assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

This is the last photo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie, before they were assassinated in 1914. The event would be the catalyst that plunged Europe in World War I, but it almost didn’t happen. The story does not begin with Bogdan Žerajić, but it’s a good place to start. Žerajić had plannedContinue reading “A series of unfortunate events: the almost failed assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand”

The Night Witches That Terrified The Nazis

German soldiers stand watch, fighting the cold temperatures of the Russian winter. They can hear the planes before they can see them, the sound of the propellers indicating an attack. Taking the bait laid out in front of them, the soldiers shine the spotlights up to the sky, unwittingly giving the Russian pilots a betterContinue reading “The Night Witches That Terrified The Nazis”