Dynamic Directory - February 10, 2025

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Lord Hugh Percy and the Smithsonian
Lord Hugh Percy and the Smithsonian

Born Hugh Smithson, Lord Percy was the 2nd Duke of Northumberland and a Member of Parliament. His half-brother willed funds to America which the government used to found the Smithsonian.

United Colonies - Three Dollar Bill
United Colonies - Three Dollar Bill

After the Declaration of Independence was signed, the Continental Congress authorized a new form of currency to be used throughout the United Colonies.

Waxhaws - Gabriel Martin Injured
Waxhaws - Gabriel Martin Injured

In this disastrous battle, from the patriots perspective, a tired and outnumbered British force (led by Banastre Tarleton) routed the Americans (led by Abraham Buford) near the border of North and South Carolina.

Washington's Defeats of 1776
Washington's Defeats of 1776

After Patriots forced General Howe and his fleet out of Boston, the Brits sailed into New York Harbor in June of 1776.

Charles Dickens - Animated Story of His Life
Charles Dickens - Animated Story of His Life

How did Charles Dickens, who released his famous Christmas story on 13 December 1843, become such a famous writer?

Danzig in the War
Danzig in the War

Ira Eaker - Supporter of 99th Pursuit Squadron
Ira Eaker - Supporter of 99th Pursuit Squadron

Lt. General Ira C. Eaker, an aviation pioneer with impressive flying credentials, was a supporter of the Tuskegee Airmen and their 99th Pursuit Squadron.

Theophilus - On Divers Arts
Theophilus - On Divers Arts

Lt. Gwynne Pierson - Tuskegee Airman
Lt. Gwynne Pierson - Tuskegee Airman

Lt. Gwynne Pierson was one of four Tuskegee Airmen who participated in a major attack on a German vessel during the summer of 1944.

Murder of Thomas Becket
Murder of Thomas Becket

In the 12th century, the King of England was vexed by Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Tommy John Surgery
Tommy John Surgery

Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr - A.J. Bullard
Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr - A.J. Bullard

Colonel Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.

Anne Hutchinson - Death by Massacre
Anne Hutchinson - Death by Massacre

Anne Hutchinson - and some of her children - died unfortunate deaths of mistaken identity in the summer of 1643.

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Grieving Father
Ralph Waldo Emerson - Grieving Father

Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of America's famous nineteenth-century thinkers and writers, endured a great deal of sadness in his life.

Gutenberg Bible at the Library of Congress
Gutenberg Bible at the Library of Congress

Trial and Death of Socrates
Trial and Death of Socrates

Alleging that Socrates was corrupting the youth of Athens, the government of this city-state tried the famous philosopher. A jury of 500 people first found him guilty of the charges, then condemned him to death.

Gutenberg Printing Press in Operation
Gutenberg Printing Press in Operation

Katharina von Bora
Katharina von Bora

When she was just a child, Katharina von Bora was sent to live in a convent (at Brehna, north of Leipzig) after her mother died. She later became the wife of Martin Luther.

Martin Luther Responds to Pope Leo X
Martin Luther Responds to Pope Leo X

On the 15th of June, 1520, Pope Leo X ordered Martin Luther to recant 41 of his 95 Theses and to stop preaching about those items in his sermons. Luther burned the edict, in public.

Johann Tetzel - Seller of Indulgences
Johann Tetzel - Seller of Indulgences

Johann Tetzel was a German Dominican friar who told people that if they bought indulgences, their sins would be forgiven.

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