Tag Archives: Vocabulary

Today in History (February 27th): 1807: Birthdays: Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1827: The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in New Orleans. 1844: The Dominican Republic was granted independence from Haiti. 1886: Birthdays: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. 1891: Birthdays: … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 26th): 1531: An earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, killed an estimated 20,000 people. 1797: The Bank of England issued the first pound note. 1802: Birthdays: French novelist and poet Victor Hugo. 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte and 1,200 men … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 25th): 1933: The USS Ranger, the first custom-built aircraft carrier, was launched. 1791: The First Bank of the U.S. at Philadelphia became the first national bank chartered by Congress. 1836: Samuel Colt patented a revolving gun, … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 24th): 1786: Birthdays: Wilhelm Grimm, historian and, with his brother Jacob, compiler of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. 1803: The U.S. Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review with its Marbury vs. Madison decision written by Chief … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 23rd): 1455: The print run of the Gutenberg Bible began. 1633: Birthdays: British diarist Samuel Pepys. 1685: Birthdays: German composer George Frideric Handel. 1744: Birthdays: Mayer Amschel Rothschild, European banker and founder of the Rothschild financial … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 22nd): 1732: Birthdays: George Washington, (1732-1799) War Hero, General, First President of the United States. 1788: Birthdays: German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. 1819: A treaty with Spain ceded Florida to the United States. Birthdays: Poet, diplomat and … Continue reading →

Today in History (March 21st): Dilbert Quotes “A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. ” – G. K. Chesterton “The strongest natures, when they are influenced, … Continue reading →

Today in History: 1547: Edward VI was crowned King of England at the age of nine. 1726: Birthdays: American Revolutionary War hero William Prescott. 1809: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was no greater than … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 19th): 1473: Birthdays: Nicolaus Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy, was born in Torun, a city in north-central Poland. 1717: Birthdays: British actor David Garrick. 1807: Aaron Burr, a former U.S. vice president, was arrested in … Continue reading →

Today in History (February 18th): President’s Day (United States) 1229: Emperor Frederick II signed a truce, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem for the Holy Roman Empire. 1841: The first filibuster in the U.S. Senate began. It ended March 11. 1848: … Continue reading →