Remembering History: October 2013

The Story of Menstruation, produced by Walt Disney Productions for health education classes, is believed to be the first film to use the word vagina in its screenplay. Neither sexuality nor reproduction is mentioned in the film, and an emphasis on sanitation makes it, as Disney historian Jim Korkis has suggested, "a hygienic crisis rather than a maturational event." The menstrual flow was depicted as snow white instead of blood red.

The Story of Menstruation, produced by Walt Disney Productions for health education classes, is believed to be the first film to use the word vagina in its screenplay. Neither sexuality nor reproduction is mentioned in the film, and an emphasis on sanitation makes it, as Disney historian Jim Korkis has suggested, "a hygienic crisis rather than a maturational event." The menstrual flow was depicted as snow white instead of blood red.

US-Mexico Drug Tunnel With Rail System Found

"In Line At The land Office, Perry, Sept. 23, 1893. 9 o’clock A.M. waiting to file." Prospective homesteaders line up to file their claims, days after the “Cherokee Strip” Land Rush of September 16, 1893. Lured by the promise of “free land,” over 150,000 settlers swarmed into Oklahoma Territory in the largest land run in United States history, although in the end only 25% would stick out the 6 months required to receive the deed to their claim.

"In Line At The land Office, Perry, Sept. 23, 1893. 9 o’clock A.M. waiting to file." Prospective homesteaders line up to file their claims, days after the “Cherokee Strip” Land Rush of September 16, 1893. Lured by the promise of “free land,” over 150,000 settlers swarmed into Oklahoma Territory in the largest land run in United States history, although in the end only 25% would stick out the 6 months required to receive the deed to their claim.

Senate resolution of advice and consent to Louisiana Purchase Treaty, 10/20/1803. When Thomas Jefferson’s envoys agreed to purchase Louisiana Territory from France on April 30, 1803, they did so without his direct approval. While he debated the constitutionality of the acquisition, French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte become impatient and threatened to void the treaty. Jefferson was forced to push for ratification, and received the consent of the Senate on October 20 by a vote of 24 to 7.

Senate resolution of advice and consent to Louisiana Purchase Treaty, 10/20/1803. When Thomas Jefferson’s envoys agreed to purchase Louisiana Territory from France on April 30, 1803, they did so without his direct approval. While he debated the constitutionality of the acquisition, French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte become impatient and threatened to void the treaty. Jefferson was forced to push for ratification, and received the consent of the Senate on October 20 by a vote of 24 to 7.

WBUR ‏@Waynetta Stuart Burlison America's first transcontinental highway turns 100: wbur.fm/HxrCHf

TRACK OF CAROL Hurricane Carol originated from an area of disturbed weather in the southern Bahamas. Several hurricanes that have struck the northeast Atlantic states have developed in this area - including Hurricane Bob (1991) and Hurricane Belle (1976). (Track NOAA).

TRACK OF CAROL Hurricane Carol originated from an area of disturbed weather in the southern Bahamas. Several hurricanes that have struck the northeast Atlantic states have developed in this area - including Hurricane Bob (1991) and Hurricane Belle (1976). (Track NOAA).

1995 Kobe earthquake, Japan. The 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake (M=6.9), commonly referred to as the Kobe earthquake, Collapsed Hanshin Expressway .

Election poster

Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944) was the daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson. After her mother's death in 1914 she served as the First Lady of the United States until Woodrow's second marriage in 1915 to Edith Galt, a direct descendant of the Native American woman Pocahontas. In 1938 Margaret traveled to the ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry, India, where she chose to stay for the rest of her life; six years later she died there from a kidney infection.

Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886-1944) was the daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise Axson. After her mother's death in 1914 she served as the First Lady of the United States until Woodrow's second marriage in 1915 to Edith Galt, a direct descendant of the Native American woman Pocahontas. In 1938 Margaret traveled to the ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Puducherry, India, where she chose to stay for the rest of her life; six years later she died there from a kidney infection.

Napoleon's Tomb

Tombs of Knights in London

History In Pictures ‏@HistoryInPics Chet and Ricky - world's first legal same sex marriage, 1950's Idaho.

ClassicPics ‏@History_Pics Workers leaving the shipyard in Belfast, in early 1911. The Titanic is in the background

Hillary being "sensitive" towards the issue at hand.

10 Stories About Reincarnation includes: 'The Reincarnation Of A World War I 1914 Soldier' and 'The Reincarnation Of Phil Collins'

One of the most famous Bermuda Triangle mysteries are the disappearing planes of Flight 19

In 1820, Martin Fugate and his wife Elizabeth Smith moved onto the banks of Troublesome Creek, a beautiful area in Appalachian Kentucky. There is no official recording as to whether Martin was actually blue, but he and his wife both carried a recessive gene that would turn their son Zachariah Fugate a startling blue color. Martin and Elizabeth had seven children: four of them were blue. Since the gene causing the blue coloration is recessive, the family had a 25% chance of having a blue child...

In 1820, Martin Fugate and his wife Elizabeth Smith moved onto the banks of Troublesome Creek, a beautiful area in Appalachian Kentucky. There is no official recording as to whether Martin was actually blue, but he and his wife both carried a recessive gene that would turn their son Zachariah Fugate a startling blue color. Martin and Elizabeth had seven children: four of them were blue. Since the gene causing the blue coloration is recessive, the family had a 25% chance of having a blue child...

Hurst castle Henry VIII The surviving gateway of the original castle built in 1541.the two holes either side of the doorway would be for rore to lift and lower drawbridge.

History In Pictures ‏@HistoryInPics A 3 year old Tiger Woods displaying his golf skills at the Mike Douglas show with Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart, 1979.

History In Pictures ‏@HistoryInPics On January 1st, 1976 a prankster named Danny Finegood did this to the Hollywood sign in honor of California relaxing

History In Pictures ‏@HistoryInPics The First World Cup Soccer ball used in Final, 1930.

William McKinley and his wife, Ida. When he took office in 1897, he defied the protocol of the day, insisting his wife be seated beside him at state dinners, so he could help if a seizure struck her, or cover her face with a handkerchief to ward off an impending attack. When he was fatally shot in 1901, his last thoughts were of her, whispering "My wife - be careful - how you tell her."

William McKinley and his wife, Ida. When he took office in 1897, he defied the protocol of the day, insisting his wife be seated beside him at state dinners, so he could help if a seizure struck her, or cover her face with a handkerchief to ward off an impending attack. When he was fatally shot in 1901, his last thoughts were of her, whispering "My wife - be careful - how you tell her."

ClassicPics ‏@History_Pics The execution of Ruth Snyder in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison for the murder of her husband. 1928

"I saw myself in the mirror; my whole face spattered with blood and hair… I wiped it off with Kleenex… I thought, no one really wants me there. Then one second later I thought, why did I wash the blood off? I should have left it there, let them see what they’ve done…" -- Jackie Kennedy, The “Camelot” Interview with T.H. White, excerpts published in Life magazine. November 29, 1963.

"I saw myself in the mirror; my whole face spattered with blood and hair… I wiped it off with Kleenex… I thought, no one really wants me there. Then one second later I thought, why did I wash the blood off? I should have left it there, let them see what they’ve done…" -- Jackie Kennedy, The “Camelot” Interview with T.H. White, excerpts published in Life magazine. November 29, 1963.

Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali by Bob Gomel

Dick Clark's American Bandstand Top 10 Songs (1967)

Cotton Club Opened as Club DeLux on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue by Jack Johnson in 1920. After the club failed, Johnson sold the club in 1923 to Owney Madden. Owney Madden called it The Cotton Club and only white people were allowed as guests. Very few blacks were allowed to attend as guests but all of the entertainers, performers and musicians were black.

Cotton Club Opened as Club DeLux on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue by Jack Johnson in 1920. After the club failed, Johnson sold the club in 1923 to Owney Madden. Owney Madden called it The Cotton Club and only white people were allowed as guests. Very few blacks were allowed to attend as guests but all of the entertainers, performers and musicians were black.

60s Rat Pack

The Gough Map oldest accurate "road map" of Britain circa 1360

c. 1971-1976: Vietnam Veterans Against the War occupy the Statue of Liberty

Japanese Map of the World and its People c. 1870

Facial reconstruction of Queen Anne Boleyn by Emily Pooley. Interesting.

Cernan and Schmitt, the last people to walk on the moon

An ad for the Muppets from 1963

History In Pictures ‏@HistoryInPics NASA's response letter to women applying for astronaut, 1962.

Ernest Hemingway's passport, 1920's

Flu virus from 1918

Genealogical chart of the royal House of York and its descent from King Edward III.

McDonald's Menu 1962 Ad

When a woman mourned for her husband in the 1860’s, she spent a year in morning. Little or no social activities: no parties, , no outings, no visitors, and a wardrobe that consisted of nothing but black. The following year, she is allowed to wear a shorter veil and adorn her gown with black trimmings. During the final 6 months of her mourning period, which can extend to 5 years, she may wear lavender or gray. It was not unusual for a widow to dress in mourning attire for the rest of her life.

When a woman mourned for her husband in the 1860’s, she spent a year in morning. Little or no social activities: no parties, , no outings, no visitors, and a wardrobe that consisted of nothing but black. The following year, she is allowed to wear a shorter veil and adorn her gown with black trimmings. During the final 6 months of her mourning period, which can extend to 5 years, she may wear lavender or gray. It was not unusual for a widow to dress in mourning attire for the rest of her life.

ROYAL RUSSIA: Romanovmania by the 400th Anniversary of the Romanovs, examples of gifts available in Russia

Birkenau, Poland, Women wearing Yellow badge on the platform.1944

100 Years Ago Today: 10/27/1913 (27 issues)...The Library of Congress has collected thousands of newspapers from all over the U.S. since 1836 in its Chronicling America section. You can browse more than 100 newspapers printed from 1836 to 1922 online.

100 Years Ago Today: 10/27/1913 (27 issues)...The Library of Congress has collected thousands of newspapers from all over the U.S. since 1836 in its Chronicling America section. You can browse more than 100 newspapers printed from 1836 to 1922 online.

ClassicPics ‏@History_Pics Elvis Presley stands with a group of young men, raising their right hands as they are sworn into the Army. 1958

Let's Bring Back: 1920s vocabulary, because I particularly like the term "fly boy" and "bees knees" has a certain ring to it. We used these phrases for a 1920's themed murder mystery party a few years ago. It was the cat's meow!

Let's Bring Back: 1920s vocabulary, because I particularly like the term "fly boy" and "bees knees" has a certain ring to it. We used these phrases for a 1920's themed murder mystery party a few years ago. It was the cat's meow!

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Lead Pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen and First African-American Air Force General.He earned his wings on March 7th 1942 #history

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