Garfield won the Republican nomination for president in 1880, and Arthur was nominated for vice president to balance the ticket as an Eastern Stalwart. Four months into his term, Garfield was shot by an assassin; he died 11 weeks later, and Arthur assumed the presidency. The presidency of Chester A.…
As the highest-ranking Catholic in the country, Catherine was an obvious target for Protestant extremists, and it was hardly surprising that the Popish Plot of 1678 would directly threaten her position. One of the first Roman Catholic churches to be built in Russia, the Catholic Church of St. Catherine, was…
He was 74 years old. His death was attributed to natural causes, said A. C. Lyle, a producer at Paramount Studios. Mr. Curtis played Festus Haggin, sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillon, from 1964 to 1975, when the series ended. Why Did Chester Leave Gunsmoke? But the biggest reason Dennis Weaver…
William M. “Boss” Tweed (April 3, 1823–April 12, 1878) was an American politician who, as the leader of the political organization Tammany Hall, controlled New York City politics in the years following the Civil War. Tweed leveraged his power as a landowner and corporate board member to extend his influence…
Cabeza de Vaca is remembered for his epic journey across the Americas. He was a survivor of the failed Narvaez expedition and would journey across the North American continent for eight years. Cabeza de Vaca wrote his account of the journey safe in Spain fifteen years after the 1542 expedition,…
Boston Legal is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. A spin-off of the long-running Kelley series The Practice, Boston Legal follows the exploits…
Augustus ruled up until his death in 14 AD. His step-son, Tiberius, became the second emperor of Rome. Augustus did not call himself king, but used the title Princeps Civitatis, which meant “First Citizen”. He established a standing army for Rome where the soldiers were volunteers who served for a…
Boudica (also written as Boadicea) was a Celtic queen who led a revolt against Roman rule in ancient Britain in A.D. 60 or 61. She was a woman that had considerable influence and motivated numerous Celts in a battle against Roman control. Queen Boudicca’s army was a strong force to…
The extremely fire-prone towns include: Rancho Palos Verdes, Calabasas, La Cañada Flintridge, Palos Verdes Estates and Malibu in Los Angeles County. South Lake Tahoe and Pollock Pines in El Dorado County (both were evacuated in recent weeks) Area around Lost Hills near Agoura Road, north to of the 101 —…
Bread, which was never rationed during wartime, was put on the ration in July 1946. It was not until the early 1950s that most commodities came ’off the ration’. Meat was the last item to be de-rationed and food rationing ended completely in 1954. The population found the wartime diet…