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A brief review of the “explosive” events that lead to the unconditional surrender of Japan in World War II.

This episode talks about the life and death of famous gunfighter, “Wild Bill” Hickok. Also, a bit of information about the first voyage of Christopher Columbus.

1848 – Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany 1863 – US General Ulysses S. Grant begins siege on Vicksburg, Mississippi; after 47 days of battle siege, Confederate Lt. General John C. Pemberton’s troops surrender 1922 – Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs) 1933 – … Continue reading “Historical Events for 18th May 2024”

WHO: Broward County School Board Members; Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Superintendent; District Administrators and Staff; Parents, Students, Volunteers, Mentors, Partners and Community Organizations WHAT:The Community Involvement Awards honors the District’s outstanding family and community engagement initiatives, mentors, partners and volunteers.  WHEN:Thursday, May 23, 2024, 10 a.m.   WHERE:Lauderhill Performing Arts Center3800 NW 11th PlaceLauderhill … Continue reading “BCPS Presents 2024 Community Involvement Awards Ceremony – “Catch The Spirit””

1750 – -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem 1881 – Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia 1894 – 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49.25 1957 – Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date (DC) 1973 – Five British Army soldiers are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican … Continue reading “Historical Events for 17th May 2024”

1763 – Samuel Johnson 1st meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1914 – American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City 1941 – Nazis forbid Dutch Organization of Actors (NOT) 1946 – Irving Berlin, Dorothy and Herbert Fields’ musical “Annie Get Your Gun” starring Ethel Merman and featuring “There’s No Business Like Show … Continue reading “Historical Events for 16th May 2024”

1248 – Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden lays cornerstone for Cologne Cathedral 1525 – The battle of Frankenhausen: German peasant army surrounded, 5,000 slaughtered ; ends the peasants’ uprising 1928 – Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy” 1944 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, Winston Churchill and King George VI … Continue reading “Historical Events for 15th May 2024”

Seven Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) seniors were awarded the prestigious National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced. Additionally, Cypress Bay High School senior Marcela Lopez was honored with a corporate-sponsored National Merit PepsiCo Foundation Scholarship. Congratulations to the following BCPS National Merit Scholarship winners (pictured above left to right). Patrick Fung, McFatter Technical … Continue reading “BCPS Students Shine in National Merit Scholarship Competition”

1889 – The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is launched in London, England, led by Benjamin Waugh 1918 – Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C. 1920 – Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit 1944 – 91 German bombers harass Bristol 1960 – Michael Flanders … Continue reading “Historical Events for 14th May 2024”

641 – Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon 1364 – Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven 1877 – Caesar Franck’s symphonic poem “Lesson Eolides” premieres 1946 – US sentences 58 camp guards of Mauthausen concentration camp to death 1949 – 1st British-produced jet bomber, the Canberra, makes its 1st test flight 1975 – “Rodgers and … Continue reading “Historical Events for 13th May 2024”

1534 – German Duchy of Wurttemberg becomes Lutheran under Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg 1864 – Battle of Spotsylvania, fought near Courthouse, Virginia (Overland Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War) 1919 – New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the … Continue reading “Historical Events for 12th May 2024”

1310 – Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics 1911 – The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty 1926 – Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean 1950 – Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die 1968 … Continue reading “Historical Events for 11th May 2024”