Archive for 'This Week in History'
This Week in History: Charles Lindbergh Crosses the Atlantic
By Thomas McNulty Golden Gazette News Charles Lindbergh, a twenty-five-year-old barnstorming pilot, became an overnight sensation as a result of his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic (May 20 and 21, 1927). Lindbergh flew nonstop in [...]
Pulp Fiction Unites Hollywood, Gangsters, Cops & Jean Harlow
By Lee Barwood, Golden Gazette News On March 9, 1911, the blond bombshell Jean Harlow was born. The platinum blonde actress Jean Harlow only lived to the age of twenty-six, but in her short time on [...]
This Week in History: US Post Office Authorized to Issue Postage Stamps
by Golden Gazette News On March 3, 1847, the Post Office Department was authorized to issue postage stamps. You might say, didn’t mail always have stamps? The answer is no. When mail was first being sent [...]
This Week in History: The World’s First Female Pilot Licensed
On March 8, 1910—Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris, France becomes the first licensed female pilot. While some pulp fiction writers may have stereotyped women as “damsels in distress” (waiting to be rescued by a chunk [...]
This Week in History: Finland & The Winter War
On February 29, 1940—Finland initiated Winter War peace negotiations. The Winter War is a relatively obscure piece of military history—it did not receive the astronomical amount of publicity that battles in England, France, Germany or Japan [...]
This Week in History: ‘The Maltese Falcon’ & The 14th Annual Academy Awards
The 14th Annual Academy Awards were held on February 26, 1942. The beginning of 1942 was rough. The US had just entered World War II the previous month after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the [...]
This Week in History: Arizona Territory Created
On February 24, 1863, the Arizona Territory was created. Arizona has seen several different configurations since it first came into the possession of the US as part of the New Mexico Territory, which was acquired through [...]
This Week in History: The First US Transcontinental Air Mail Flight
February 22, 1921, is the anniversary of the first US transcontinental air mail flight. It was an exciting event at the time and it captivated America, for this was history in the making—mechanized flight was finally [...]
This Week in History: The Moving Picture Projector Patented
On February 13, 1895, the moving picture projector was patented, a landmark advance that paved the way to modern cinematography. Despite its early origins, the cinematograph was a true multitasking device: a film camera that also [...]
This Week In History: St. Petersburg Name Changes, Again
On January 24, 1924, the Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad Known as the “City of Three Revolutions” for the events occurring early in the twentieth century, St. Petersburg could also be called the [...]
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