1919:January 21: Sinn members meet in Dublin proclaiming the first Dail and declaring an Irish Republic (not recognized by Britain) On the same day in 1919 in a totally unconnected incident, two Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) are ambushed and killed at Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary by IRA men...
True, Sir, lots Nos. 1 and 2 on the top of the hill were knocked down at £2 per foot, that being the only legitimate sale that took place that day, the others being a farce. It is true Mr. Bonarius was up last week and valued the houses on the allotments, not the allotment...
US Army’s First Transcontinental Motor Train (1919). Overland Journeys in 1919 The U.S. Army’s First Transcontinental Motor Train left Washington, D.C. for San Francisco. The 62-day journey covered 3,250 miles. Accidents in 1946 Howard Hughes crashed his prototype XF-11 reconnaissance aircr...
That is why I always try to focus my snow timeline forecast on nailing down the "brunt" or "peak" of the storm, when travel will be the most challenging and most hazardous. That is the time when you want to hunker down and stay put. (Not always possible, of course, especially for ...
Known as D-Day, Normandy was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The Allies suffered heavy losses but eventually prevailed, liberating France from Nazi occupation and establishing a beachhead in mainland Europe for an eventual march on Germany. You may also like: How well do you remember ...
From snow to sleet to freezing rain, winter can be a big headache here in the densest state in the country. Between late October and mid April, New Jerseyans have to keep an eye on the sky and the weather forecast for the threat of wintry weather. Let's dial in that timeline a b...
California issued IOU’s for the first time since the Great Depression. A budget stalemate left it cashless on the first day of the fiscal year. Richard Riordan. Government in 1993 Richard Riordan was elected mayor of Los Angeles, the first Republican in 36 years. ...
Independent, locally owned stores such as this were the norm until the 1960s, when the big supermarket chainsrapidly rose to a dominance in grocery retailingthey maintain to this day. Gittins and Eastham Store, Broadmeadow, September 1897. Photo by Ralph Snowball,University of Newcastle, Living ...
complicated psychological theories in service of an entertaining story. He has stuffed a hidden epic of New York into the framework of a modern murder mystery. That he chooses to handle hot-button social issues with kid gloves is not a misstep, but merely a symptom of its genre and day. ...
After its COVID-delayed third season, the Hargreeves family is back to fight another day. They thought they had fixed things in the 1963 timeline. In Season 3, the Umbrella Academy will brawl with the Sparrow Academy, who were introduced in the 2019 graphic novel “Hotel Oblivion,” from ...