Search History    < Back   Forward >
Select a Date
  / 
... or a Subject
  

Site Links

• Home Page
• The Foundations
     of Americanism

• Historic Document
     Library

     • The Declaration of
        Independence

     • The U.S. Constitution
     • The Bill of Rights
     • The Amendments
• Supreme Court Cases
Article Archives --
     • Editorials
     • Opinion
     • In-Depth
     • Headlines
     • Court Challenges

• About Us

Site Search

Go
     Search Tips

Read or Post Mail
by Topic


Opinion & Analysis
Sources

Ryan T. Anderson
Michael Barone
Brent Bozell
Tucker Carlson
Mona Charen
Adriana Cohen
Ann Coulter
Veronique de Rugy
Diane Dimond
Erick Erickson
Jonah Goldberg
John C. Goodman
Tim Graham
Victor Davis Hanson
Froma Harrop
David Harsanyi
Mollie Hemingway
Laura Hollis
Jeff Jacoby
Rich Lowry
Heather Mac Donald
Mychal Massie
Daniel McCarthy
Betsy McCaughey
Stephen Moore
Andrew P. Napolitano
Dennis Prager
Scott Rasmussen
Damon Root
Debra J. Saunders
Ben Shapiro
Mark Shields
John Stossel
Jacob Sullum
Cal Thomas
Hans von Spakovsky
George Will
Byron York


Today in History
Know Your Stuff?

Fact lists about ...
U.S. Presidents
States & Territories
States Ranked
U.S. Chief Justices
U.S. Wars & Conflicts
Fed'l Debt & Spending
116th Congress

Flash Stats on ...
Congress
The Supreme Court
Tax Freedom Day

Take our
Americana Quiz


History's Happenings for May 1

Dewey Defeats Spanish at Manila Bay
1898

(Stay tuned for a write-up on this event.
On the other hand, if you'd like to try writing
one  ... send it in! )

Dr. Livingstone Dies
1873

Born in 1813, Dr. David Livingstone was a missionary and African explorer of singular repute, well-known for his explorations and discoveries around Lake Tanganyika and the Lualaba River in the modern Republic of the Congo -- then completely uncharted territory. In 1867, turbulent conditions in the area caused him to lose contact with the outside world for three years. International concern for the safety and whereabouts of the famous missionary mounted until James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the New York Herald, detailed reporter/explorer Henry M. Stanley to journey into deepest Africa in search of him.

After an eight-month trek out of Zanzibar, Stanley found the not-really-missing Livingstone on November 10, 1871 whereupon, we suppose, he really said ... "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

Livingstone, long ill and now stricken with dysentery, died in on this day in 1873, still exploring. His body was preserved and returned to England, where it was laid to rest in honor in Westminster Abbey.

Henry Stanley continued his African explorations, for the Herald and others, discovering much of geographic import in what was to become the Congo, and writing several books about his adventures.

Columbian Exposition Opens in Chicago
1893

(Stay tuned for a write-up on this event.
On the other hand, if you'd like to try writing
one  ... send it in! )

Empire State Building Dedicated
1931

(Stay tuned for a write-up on this event.
On the other hand, if you'd like to try writing
one  ... send it in! )

North Korea Created
1948

(Stay tuned for a write-up on this event.
On the other hand, if you'd like to try writing
one  ... send it in! )

U-2 Downed Over U.S.S.R.
1960

(Stay tuned for a write-up on this event.
On the other hand, if you'd like to try writing
one  ... send it in! )

Loyalty Day

Loyalty Day originated by Presidential decree during the early days of the Cold War as an alternative to May Day, which had lost its significance as a rite of spring in America and had become largely a symbol of socialism or communism.

Various states also proclaimed similar holidays for May first, Pennsylvania's Americanism Day being one.

No doubt such national recognition of our Americanism faded simply because, especially in the last decade or two, we lost our interest in trying to understand the meaning of the term. Too bad.




Got a favorite (and relevant) historical event?   Let us know!


Copyright © 1999-2024 Common Sense Americanism - All rights reserved
Localizations by DB-IP
Privacy Policy   Submitting Articles   Site Guide & Info
Home Page