In case you missed it.
April 2, 1722 Silence Dogood – In 1722, James Franklin felt that little brothers should be seen, and not heard. 16-year old Benjamin, thought differently
April 3, 1946 Bataan Death March – The POW received his prison number…the same he’d worn playing fullback, for Notre Dame. #58. That was when he knew he’d make it
April 4, 1926 America’s 1st War Dog – America’s first war dog “Sgt. Stubby” got there by accident, serving 18 months ‘over there’.
April 5, 1761 Midnight Ride – “Listen my children and you shall hear”… the story of the female Paul Revere
April 6, 1917 Safe for Democracy – In the end, the German response to anticipated US action, brought about the very action it was trying to avoid
April 7, 1933 A Brief History of Beer – So it is that, from that day to this, April 6 is celebrated as “New Beer’s Eve”. Sláinte.
April 8, 1740 War of Jenkins’ Ear – For the future colony of Georgia, the War of Jenkins’ Ear was an existential threat
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