March 27, 1964 Earthquake rocks Alaska The strongest earthquake in American history, measuring 8.4 on the Richter scale, slams southern Alaska, creating a deadly tsunami. Some 125 people were killed a… more →
The Traildanelliott wrote 2 months ago: Mark Pollard, Henry County Historian and the guiding light for the Nash Farm Battlefield Park, unear … more →
jollyjam1 wrote 7 months ago: Last weekend found my honey and I down at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield. Every time I go I … more →
padresteve wrote 7 months ago: Tonight after a hard week for Judy and a reasonably sporty week on the ICU for me, Judy and I went o … more →
Dr. Spots wrote 7 months ago: This, although not completely original, has been EXTENSIVELY rewritten in the commentary following t … more →
tellinghistory wrote 8 months ago: What happened on this day during the Civil War – April 13th? Saturday, April 13, 1861 – … more →
Randy Roberts wrote 8 months ago: March 27, 1964 Earthquake rocks Alaska The strongest earthquake in American history, measuring 8.4 o … more →
cenantua wrote 8 months ago: The following post is actually a re-post (having originally appeared on August 27, 2007) from Hill C … more →
macwhatley wrote 10 months ago: In December Randolph County’s first Civil War Trail marker was installed in Trinity at the Tri … more →
Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but boys, it is all hell. … more →
cenantua wrote 1 year ago: Noting a remark in a post made on Richard William’s blog that demonstrates Richard’s bel … more →
Randy Roberts wrote 1 year ago: Anne Frank and her family arrested by Gestapo On this day in 1944, a German-born Jewish girl and her … more →
Randy Roberts wrote 1 year ago: Gorbachev accepts ban on intermediate-range nuclear missiles In a dramatic turnaround, Soviet leader … more →
Randy Roberts wrote 1 year ago: At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words t … more →
Helen wrote 1 year ago: After doing the Early Show on Saturday morning (where I met Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning) I walked … more →
Mark Grannis wrote 1 year ago: It’s April 14, and on this day in 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theate … more →
cenantua wrote 1 year ago: The following is from Chapter 12 of the History of the Twelfth West Virginia Infantry (by William He … more →
tellinghistory wrote 2 years ago: 4pp. letter from John D. Messinger of the 104th Ohio Infantry, Company D. Written in ink and datelin … more →
tellinghistory wrote 2 years ago: Kingston NC December 5 1864 My Dear Lizzie, [In part.....] I receive a letter last week from Joab da … more →
tellinghistory wrote 3 years ago: Following the evacuation of Atlanta, Confederate General John Bell Hood formulated an elaborate plan … more →