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Category Archives: History
Heather Cox Richardson Interviews President Joe Biden
Last week, after President Joe Biden went to Valley Forge and then spoke in Pennsylvania, I got a chance to sit down with him to ask a few questions. What I wanted to hear from him illustrates the difference between … Continue reading
Everything You Learned About Thanksgiving Is Wrong
By Maya Salam in the NYT — (Thanks to Mary Jane F.) Not to rain on your Thanksgiving Day parade, but the story of the first Thanksgiving, as most Americans have been taught it — the Pilgrims and Native Americans gathering … Continue reading
Mossback’s Northwest: The day Germany bombed Seattle
Determined to keep America out of WWI, German saboteurs blew up a ship in Elliott Bay. by Knute Berger from Crosscut Years before the United States entered World War I, the war came to the U.S. As conflict exploded in Europe, … Continue reading
The weird history of Halloween and All Saints Day
From the History Channel: “Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2023 occurs on Tuesday, October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes … Continue reading
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The Seattle architect behind the PacSci arches and the Twin Towers
Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to create the World Trade Center after gaining notoriety for his design of the 1962 World’s Fair pavilion. Article from Crosscut by Knute Berger Seattle-trained architect Minoru Yamasaki (second from left) and his engineering team Sixty … Continue reading
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Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival – Sunday
Thanks to Ann M. Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival will take place on Sunday, September 10: 11am-7pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall, Mural Amphitheatre, and Fisher Rooftop. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the … Continue reading
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Heather Cox Richardson with Marcus Harrison Green
Thanks to Mary M. In-person tickets for the event with Letters from an American author Heather Cox Richardson are sold-out, but we’ve just released virtual tickets for the event! GET VIRTUAL TICKETS Friday, October 6, 2023, 7:30PM This event is in-person and … Continue reading
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The 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay – Damn the Torpedoes
by Historian Heather Cox Richardson
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You are a 1% ers
Thanks to Bill K. 1% ers 99 % of those born between 1930 and 1946 (worldwide) are now dead. If you were born in this time span, you are one of the rare surviving 1% ers of this special group. … Continue reading
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This July Fourth, reflect on immigrants’ contributions and urge reform
Thanks to Marilyn W. By Tahmina Watson – Special to The Seattle Times As a naturalized U.S. citizen and an immigration lawyer, I’m struck by the throughline of immigrant entrepreneurship throughout America’s history. This Independence Day, I hope we take a … Continue reading
The July 2nd Resolution for Independence
by historian Heather Cox Richardson
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Juneteenth
by Heather Cox Richardson Tomorrow is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern … Continue reading
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Memorial Day – a bit of history
The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. By the late 1860s, Americans in various towns and cities had begun … Continue reading
The Panama Hotel opens in Seattle’s Japantown in the summer of 1910.
Thanks to Bob P who wrote: “Many years ago, Pam, myself, and two of my relatives from Sweden spent a pleasant time there, with Jan Johnson. It is an interesting place to visit.” This historic site is memorialized in the … Continue reading
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Brief history of the NRA’s position on gun control
Heather Cox Richardson May 7 Share For years now, after one massacre or another, I have written some version of the same article, explaining that the nation’s current gun free-for-all is not traditional but, rather, is a … Continue reading
In Berkeley, a Library Protest Is a Fight for Anthropology in an A.I. Age
Thanks to Mike C. By Tim Arango May 2, 2023 in the NYT BERKELEY, Calif. — To kick off homecoming weekend last fall, the University of California, Berkeley, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new data sciences building, known as the Gateway. At … Continue reading
“Seven hundred days of listening, then one day of success”
The remarkable Good Friday Agreement – essay by Heather Cox Richardson I love Northern Ireland. I love the people. I love the place. They’ve been extraordinarily generous and hospitable to me and my wife, my family,” former senator George Mitchell … Continue reading
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Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the people who fought back
Relatives share family stories of loss and survival during the Holocaust and the monthlong fight against the Nazis in Warsaw, Poland. Click here for the full article. By Dana Bash and Anna Brand, CNN Published April 19, 2023 – Thanks to Pam P. … Continue reading
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Operation Mother Goose
DAVID B. WILLIAMS APR 13, 2023 Thanks to Mary M. Ed Note: David Williams is the son of one of our residents — Jackie! The 1960s was time of change in Seattle. For most of the decade no Canada geese … Continue reading
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Tacoma confectioner Harry Brown creates Almond Roca in the spring of 1923.
by Paula Becker in History Link Thanks to Bob P. who notes, “Almond Roca and Mountain Bars were two of my favorites when I was growing up in San Francisco. Now, it’s nice to discover that I’ve ended up in … Continue reading
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DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY RENOUNCED
From Ed Marcuse – April 4, 2023 Last week,3 under history’s first Latin American pontiff, the Vatican development and education offices renounced the Doctrine of Discovery1. This papal doctrine was used to justify colonization in the name of Christianity and came to be part of … Continue reading
A man of excellence: June 1926 – Feb 14, 2023
Leonard Cobb, MD speaks about Step 10 – Work Toward a Culture of Excellence, a section from the book: ‘Ten Steps for Improving Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest’ by Mickey Eisenberg and the Resuscitation Academy Faculty. It was documented by … Continue reading
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Notes from Heather Cox Richardson (thanks to Pam P.)
Katie Yamasaki Discusses “Shapes, Lines And Light: My Grandfather’s American Journey”
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, 2 – 3 p.m. Thanks to Mike C. Where Central Library Room Location Level 1 – Microsoft Auditorium Address Registration required.Click here to register. Audience Kids & Families, Adults Language English Summary Learn more about the life and legacy of Minoru Yamasaki, … Continue reading
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