ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY FEATURES OTD in History… May 13-June 20, 1939, the ill-fated St Louis filled with German Jewish refugees is refused entry into the Americas Bonnie K. Goodman May 31, 2019 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS Source: Washington Post Eighty years ago on this day in history, May 27, 1939, […]
HEADLINE NEWS HISTORY Sanders’s views on Judaism similar to the last Jew as close to presidency Judah Benjamin Bonnie K. Goodman Feb 14 Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS In an unfamiliar sight, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders lights a Hanukkah menorah wearing a kippah at a Des Moines, Iowa event, December 29, 2019. Kelsey Kremer/The Register […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY FEATURES OTD in History… June 10, 1967, Israel’s Triumphant Six-Day War Victory Bonnie K. Goodman Jun 11, 2019 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War ends with Israel victorious and tripling their territory capturing the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, the […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY FEATURES OTD in History… January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense argues for American independence Bonnie K. Goodman Jan 10 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine (1737–1809) publishes anonymously his pamphlet Common Sense arguing for American independence from Great Britain. The popular […]
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY, NEWS & POLITICS HISTORY & POLITICAL HEADLINES OTD in History June 22, 1807, The Chesapeake-Leopold Affair one of the key events leading to the War of 1812 By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS On this day in history June 22, 1807, the British ship the HMS Leopold attacked the American […]
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