Remembering History: January 2014

The Boston Globe ‏@The Boston Globe From the archives: Ice harvesting in New England

Olive Oatman, captured by the Mohave and tattooed.

First White House of the Confederacy

Constitution of the Cherokee Nation

Ten miles north of Dahlonega, GA, at the intersection of US 19 and State Road 60, is a stone pile in a triangle where the roads cross, known as the Stone Pile Gap. “This pile of stones marks the grave of a Cherokee princess, Trahlyta,” reads the Georgia Historical Commission marker standing guard.

Ten miles north of Dahlonega, GA, at the intersection of US 19 and State Road 60, is a stone pile in a triangle where the roads cross, known as the Stone Pile Gap. “This pile of stones marks the grave of a Cherokee princess, Trahlyta,” reads the Georgia Historical Commission marker standing guard.

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The inauguration of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, 1886.

Saint Januarius' dried blood is stored in 2 ampoules, held since the 17th century in a silver reliquary between two round glass plates. The relic is famous for the reputed miracle of the annual liquefaction of his blood, which, according to legend, was saved by a woman called Eusebia just after the saint's death. Thousands of people assemble to witness this event in Naples (urbs sanguinum) 3 times a year. Disbelievers credit this tri-anual happening to a medieval Neapolitan alchemist.

Saint Januarius' dried blood is stored in 2 ampoules, held since the 17th century in a silver reliquary between two round glass plates. The relic is famous for the reputed miracle of the annual liquefaction of his blood, which, according to legend, was saved by a woman called Eusebia just after the saint's death. Thousands of people assemble to witness this event in Naples (urbs sanguinum) 3 times a year. Disbelievers credit this tri-anual happening to a medieval Neapolitan alchemist.

Pan Am Flight 103 (also known as the Lockerbie bombing) was a Pan Am transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York that was destroyed by a bomb on Wednesday, 21 December 1988, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Large sections of the plane crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland, killing an additional 11 people on the ground.

Pan Am Flight 103 (also known as the Lockerbie bombing) was a Pan Am transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York that was destroyed by a bomb on Wednesday, 21 December 1988, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Large sections of the plane crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland, killing an additional 11 people on the ground.

'I need help -- I can't do this anymore': Stranded drivers tell their stories

History In Pictures ‏@History In Pics Grand Theft Auto: 1997 vs 2013

June 12, 1994 – Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are stabbed and murdered; their bodies are found in the front courtyard of Nicole’s condo in Brentwood. O.J. Simpson leaves for a promotional event in Chicago just before midnight.

June 12, 1994 – Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are stabbed and murdered; their bodies are found in the front courtyard of Nicole’s condo in Brentwood. O.J. Simpson leaves for a promotional event in Chicago just before midnight.

Map of the North Polar Region A folding lithograph, this framed circumpolar map of the north polar region shows the major Arctic explorations up to the time of its publication in 1880. Of particular relevance to New London is the inset, in the lower left corner, shown in detail below. The inset shows a sea-level view of "Wrangell Land", as seen from the Bark Nile, a New London whaling vessel whose captain, Thomas Long, first delineated its shore and named it, in 1867.

Map of the North Polar Region A folding lithograph, this framed circumpolar map of the north polar region shows the major Arctic explorations up to the time of its publication in 1880. Of particular relevance to New London is the inset, in the lower left corner, shown in detail below. The inset shows a sea-level view of "Wrangell Land", as seen from the Bark Nile, a New London whaling vessel whose captain, Thomas Long, first delineated its shore and named it, in 1867.

1860s, Prince and Princess of Wales with their first-born Prince Albert Victor.

In 1830, Sewall Short and Noah Bradford submitted a patent application for the submarine explorer. In their application, they claimed that they had created a water-tight suit, different from any diving apparatus known before.

In 1830, Sewall Short and Noah Bradford submitted a patent application for the submarine explorer. In their application, they claimed that they had created a water-tight suit, different from any diving apparatus known before.

1994: "Today": "What is the Internet, Anyway?"

ClassicPics ‏@History_Pics Sammy Davis Jr. and Martin Luther King Jr. backstage at New York's Majestic Theatre, 1965. By Dave Pickoff

Bill Clinton testifying regarding Monica Lewinsky accusations.

Richard Nixon - "I'm not a crook" speech

25 million users already but will this internet thing last? “The Internet, for those who are still a little fuzzy about these things, is the world’s largest computer network and the nearest thing to a working prototype of the information superhighway.” ~ TIME Magazine 1994 — with Mott Marvin Kornicki and Chris Del Grande.

25 million users already but will this internet thing last? “The Internet, for those who are still a little fuzzy about these things, is the world’s largest computer network and the nearest thing to a working prototype of the information superhighway.” ~ TIME Magazine 1994 — with Mott Marvin Kornicki and Chris Del Grande.

#Funny #Life #Quotes

Apple Print Shop banners everywhere

'The Not Ready For Prime Time Players', the Origonal Saturday Night Live Cast, Still the Best.

Ronald Reagan - We Begin Bombing In 5 Minutes

The development of civilisation has relied heavily on the discovery of metals.

Yale Daily News - Connecticut History (@CT_History) tweeted at 2:17 PM on Tue, Jan 28, 2014: #OnThisDay in 1878 the oldest college daily, the Yale News was published (now Yale Daily News). t.co/MpnCjMzBgC #NewHaven

Yale Daily News - Connecticut History (@CT_History) tweeted at 2:17 PM on Tue, Jan 28, 2014: #OnThisDay in 1878 the oldest college daily, the Yale News was published (now Yale Daily News). t.co/MpnCjMzBgC #NewHaven

ClassicPics (@History_Pics) tweeted at 1:58 PM on Tue, Jan 28, 2014: The last of the Horse Drawn Carriages, side by side with an electric tram in New York, 1917. (By The Brown Brothers)

On February 1, 2003, a second space-shuttle disaster rocked the US when Columbia disintegrated upon reentry of the Earth's atmosphere. All aboard were killed. Despite fears that the problems that downed Columbia had not been satisfactorily addressed, space-shuttle flights resumed on July 26, 2005, when Discovery was again put into orbit.

On February 1, 2003, a second space-shuttle disaster rocked the US when Columbia disintegrated upon reentry of the Earth's atmosphere. All aboard were killed. Despite fears that the problems that downed Columbia had not been satisfactorily addressed, space-shuttle flights resumed on July 26, 2005, when Discovery was again put into orbit.

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A 700-year-old home in Iran

Oldest House in Aveyron (Dating from the 13th Century) - France

Tokens for Roman brothels.

Old West Brothel

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Hitler after the fall of Paris - 1940

An East German soldier helping a boy cross the newly formed ‘Berlin Wall,’ 1961. The boy was found on the opposite side of the wall from his family. Despite given orders by the East German government to let no one pass, the soldier helped the boy through the barbwire.

An East German soldier helping a boy cross the newly formed ‘Berlin Wall,’ 1961. The boy was found on the opposite side of the wall from his family. Despite given orders by the East German government to let no one pass, the soldier helped the boy through the barbwire.

September 3rd, 1967, Stockholm, Sweden: The day Sweden changed from driving on the left to driving on the right. Well that looks like a fun day.

Berlin - 1989

Jonas Salk (1914-1995) became a hero overnight when it was announced that he had invented a vaccine for polio. Before Salk created the vaccine, polio was a devastating viral disease that had become epidemic. Each year, thousands of children and adults either died from the disease or were left paralyzed.

Jonas Salk (1914-1995) became a hero overnight when it was announced that he had invented a vaccine for polio. Before Salk created the vaccine, polio was a devastating viral disease that had become epidemic. Each year, thousands of children and adults either died from the disease or were left paralyzed.

Miss America 1924

Russian bear hunting armor from the 19th century

John F. Kennedy, just returned from Berlin and London, reads the inevitable news, in 1939.

On January 27, 1967, tragedy struck the space program. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee had been selected as the crew for Apollo 1. During a practice launch countdown, a flash fire erupted inside the sealed cockpit. Within seconds the men were unconscious; Minutes later they were dead. Because of the pressure of the fire, and the fact that the spacecraft’s hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape.

On January 27, 1967, tragedy struck the space program. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee had been selected as the crew for Apollo 1. During a practice launch countdown, a flash fire erupted inside the sealed cockpit. Within seconds the men were unconscious; Minutes later they were dead. Because of the pressure of the fire, and the fact that the spacecraft’s hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape.

Extinct Thylacine (aka Tasmanian Tiger) family at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, 1910

Latrine at Ephesus, (Turkey). They were part of the Scholastica Baths and built in the 1C AD. They were the public toilets of the city. There was an entrance fee to use them. © Carole Raddato

Soap and sponge boxes (1697–1759, master 1716) were often made to accompany a silver shaving basin—an oval bowl with a broad notched rim that allowed the basin to be pressed against a gentleman’s neck while he was being shaved. The decorative piercing on the sponge box had a practical purpose: in the eighteenth century, was purchased in a ball rather than a bar.

Soap and sponge boxes (1697–1759, master 1716) were often made to accompany a silver shaving basin—an oval bowl with a broad notched rim that allowed the basin to be pressed against a gentleman’s neck while he was being shaved. The decorative piercing on the sponge box had a practical purpose: in the eighteenth century, was purchased in a ball rather than a bar.

1760-1790 French Toilet case "This painted wooden toilet case contains a variety of pots and bottles for scents and creams as well as tools including an earpick for cleaning the ears and a bodkin for threading ribbons or laces. The box would originally have been both brightly-coloured and shiny, contributing another layer of decoration to a fashionable bedroom or dressing room."

1760-1790 French Toilet case "This painted wooden toilet case contains a variety of pots and bottles for scents and creams as well as tools including an earpick for cleaning the ears and a bodkin for threading ribbons or laces. The box would originally have been both brightly-coloured and shiny, contributing another layer of decoration to a fashionable bedroom or dressing room."

Engraving (2nd half of 18thC) showing woman on a toilet (man peeping through window!). NO underpants, just stockings that were tied just under (sometimes over) the knee.