Srebrenica Massacre Jul 11 More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys are massacred by Bosnian Serbs after they overrun the UN ‘safe haven’ of Srebrenica on directive of Radovan Karadžić. 8,000+ Muzzahs Killed?
Category: On This Day in History
On this Day in History: 1916, Easter Proclamation Read Aloud in Dublin
Easter Proclamation of 1916 The 1916 Easter Proclamation of an Irish Republic was read out on 24th April by Patrick Pearce on the steps of the General Post office in Dublin. It was the beginning of a week-long attempt by Irish rebels to end British control in Ireland. Printed just the day before, the…
On This Day in History: 1861, Robert E. Lee Named Commander of Virginia Confederate Forces
Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces Damnatio Memoriae for the 21st Century?
Red Letter Dates in History
March 19th, 1775 American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts, with the “Shot Heard Round the World” fired later that day in Concord. March 19th, 1995 Timothy McVeigh sets a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Okahoma City, killing 168. including 19 children, and injuring 500.
On This Day in History 1865: Lincoln is Shot & The South is Avenged
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War Defending Dixie’s Land: What Every American Should Know About The South And The Civil War
On This Day in History, 1861
Battle of Fort Sumter The first battle of the war took place at Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, which had been the first state to seceded the union. After a long period of shortages in the fort due to a Confederate blockade, the first crisis of Lincoln’s administration was to resupply the fort….
On This Day in History: (1939) Spanish Civil War Ends, Nationalist led by Franko March into Madrid Victorious
Spanish Civil War Ends Further Reading: The Spanish Civil War: 1931-1939 (6 parts) The Spanish Distinction The Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War
On This Day in History: Japanese Soldier Hiroo Onoda Surrenders 29 Years After the End of WW2
One-Man War Finally Ends March 9, 1974 — Nearly 30 years after the end of the Second World War Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda finally surrendered on this day. He had been waging his own war from a jungle and the mountains. In December, 1944, towards the end of the global conflict, Onoda, an intelligence officer, was…
Know Your Texas History: 188 Years Ago Today the Siege of the Alamo Began and Lasted for 13 Days
Remembering the Alamo February 23, 1836 — Native Americans had lived in Texas for thousands of years, undisturbed until Spanish explorers arrived in 1519 and took control. Mexico’s war of independence pushed out the Spanish in 1821 and Mexican Texas was born. To boost settlement, Mexican authorities encouraged immigration from the United States, the campaign becoming so successful that by 1834,…
Know Your American White History: Guadalupe Hidalgo Day
Happy Guadalupe Hidalgo Day: Celebrating The Victory That Gave America The Southwest—And Even Oregon The United Press reports today that “On This Day In History”: In 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It provided for Mexico’s cession of the territory that…