Literature

Care Burpee

Sep 9, 20225 min read

Mary, Queen of the Scots

9 September 1543: Mary Stuart crowned Queen of the Scots When Shakespeare penned the line, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” he...

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May 5, 20203 min read

Napoleon on St. Helena

5 May 1821: Napoleon Bonaparte, former ruler of France, dies in exile on St. Helena Betsy and the Emperor by Staton Rabin...

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May 3, 20203 min read

City of Grit and Gold

4 May 1886: Haymarket Riot in Chicago, as violence erupts between police and labor movement protesters City of Grit and Gold by Maud...

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May 2, 20203 min read

Gone with the Wind

3 May 1937: American author Margaret Mitchell wins the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, Gone with the Win Gone with the Wind by Margaret...

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Oct 13, 20193 min read

Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America

Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America by Gail Jarrow In 1938, in the United...