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1807: James McLean, twice
Executed Today | August 28th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1807, James McLean survived one botched hanging but not a second at Batavia, N.Y. The first public execution in Genesee County, the drunken Scottish immigrant had axed to death a fellow squatter in an argument … and then a secon read more
The Good of the City and Man
Formatia trans sicere educatorum | August 26th 2008
Some in history have attempted to associate the good of the city with the good of man. In ancient times the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle argued this very notion. The city, according to Aristotle, is developed to assist man in reaching the c read more
Who were the real cowboys? (Part 5)
History Rhymes | August 24th 2008 by Alex Seifert
Life on the cattle trail in the late 19th century was often monotonous and boring, however, there were also times that were quite exciting and dangerous. Chief among the many dangers that the cowboys had to face on a regular basis were Indians, thiev read more
Aubrey Beardsley
19th century | August 24th 2008 by basje
Aubrey Beardsley was so extravagantly foppish, so precious in his speech and so languid in his posturings that Oscar Wilde claimed him for his own invention Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (August 21, 1872 – March 16, 1898) was an influential English ill read more
Madame de Stael 1766 - 1817
History and Women | August 23rd 2008 by Mirella Patzer
Of all the women Napoleon Bonaparte knew, he haded Madame de Stael the most. She was the most famous woman in Europe during the nineteenth century.She was born in Paris on 22 April 1766. Her parents named her Germaine Necker. Her father was Jacques N read more
How Railroads took the ‘Wild’ out of the West
History Rhymes | August 21st 2008 by Alex Seifert
While I’m finishing up some other articles for History Rhymes (such as the 5th installment of the “Who were the real cowboys?” series…finally), I found a good article about how the railroads took the wild out of the wild west. read more
1848: Camila O’Gorman and Father Ladislao Gutierrez, for tr…
Executed Today | August 18th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1848, a pregnant 20-year-old socialite and her forbidden lover were shot at the order of an Argentine dictator. Virtually a lens for the contradictory currents of gender, class and power in her time, Camila O’Gorman was the daug read more
Hair, Hats & Victorian Beauty Advice
19th century | August 17th 2008 by basje
I wanted to write this out but fashion-era’s site is very comprehensible. So here are three links which will show you how hair was worn during the nineteenth century! 1800-1840 1840-1870 1870-1899 A site with many articles on everything hat-rela read more
1894: Sante Geronimo Caserio, anarchist assassin
Executed Today | August 16th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1894, Sante Geronimo Caserio was guillotined in Lyon, where he had assassinated the president of France two months before. In the day when the terror stalking European order brandished the black flag of anarchy, the Italian immigrant read more
Memories of Hungary
Food History | August 13th 2008 by Gillian Polack
Today we visit Hungary in the nineteenth century. I’m beginning to notice that my history resources and my cookbooks are heavily European, Australian and from the USA. This isn’t by intent. It shows the weighting of food in our book cu read more
1833: Captain Henry Nicholas Nicholls, sodomite
Executed Today | August 12th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1833, Captain Henry Nicholas Nicholls was hanged in London for sodomy. Sodomy — “buggery,” in the more evocative British phrase, often bowdlerized in court records as b-gg–y or the like — was a capital of read more
Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937)
History and Women | August 10th 2008 by Mirella Patzer
Encyclopedia of World Biography on Amelia Mary EarhartThe American aviator Amelia Mary Earhart Putnam (1897-1937) remains the world's best-known woman pilot long after her mysterious disappearance during a round-the-world flight in 1937.Amelia Mary E read more
Oscar Wilde’s Fairytales
19th century | August 10th 2008 by basje
Many people with an interest in 19th century literature will have read some Oscar Wilde (or at least seen a movie adaption), but have you read the fairytales? Wilde’s fairytale are unlike most fairytales. They feature beautiful boys, and very sad read more
1862: Nueces Massacre
Executed Today | August 10th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1862, German immigrants fleeing Confederate conscription were caught near Texas’ Nueces River and slain to a man. The nomenclature of the “Nueces Massacre” is controversial since this party of Union loyalists making read more
Wave Organ San Francisco!
SF Blogg | August 6th 2008 by Max Lee
Here’s an interesting site in San Francisco called Wave Organ near Marina. If you want an unusual escape from the hubbub at San Francisco’s pier attractions, head out to the mysterious Wave Organ. It’s past the St. Francis Yacht Clu read more
1890: William Kemmler, only in America
Executed Today | August 6th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1890 the iconic symbol of the American death penalty made its grisly debut upon the person of William Kemmler at New York’s Auburn Prison. The long New World tradition of hanging condemned prisoners came under fire as a barbar read more
Blog Award!
19th century | August 5th 2008 by basje
I was very excited to receive an Excellent Blog Award from the wonderful Edwardian Promenade. Thank you! Five blogs I want to give this award to: A Very Fine Romance Pauvre Plume Dumpdiggers History’s Mysteries The Pen and Spindle. Keep up th read more
In Praise of History
Junk Thief | August 5th 2008 by Junk Thief
Something about New York history always brings me comfort when I am on a long work-related trip. Thus I am reading Edith Wharton's lovely Old New York, four novellas covering the mid-19th century, and listening to back episodes of the Bowery Boys po read more
Antique Rosewood Bed
BEDzine - We are crazy about BEDs!!! | August 4th 2008 by Max Lee
This Rosewood Bed from Linda Horn is from the 19th century which makes it an antique. Sporting a typical English design, the bed has a marquetry inlay and ormolu. The bed’s headboard measures 51″h x 52″w and its retailing for $7,500. B read more
WILD WEST ONLINE: GUNFIGHTER 1.6
The Live India Blog | August 4th 2008 by Nash
Wild West Online Release Date: 2008-08-04 Wild West Online File Size: 10.28MB Wild West Online Website Download Free Wild West Online Take on the role of gunslinger in the 19th Century American West. Your calling: To make your way acr read more
The Glass of Time
19th century | August 4th 2008 by basje
Something to look forward to this fall: novelist Michael Cox’ new book The Glass of Time will be published, around October. His first book, The Meaning of Night, was shortlisted for a Costa First Novel Award. Like his debut, The Glass of Time i read more
The Church Doors
Visual Thoughts | August 3rd 2008 by D L Ennis
One set of doors on a gothic style 19th century Presbyterian church on Court Street in Lynchburg, Virginia… 2008 D L Ennis, All rights reserved. NOTE: Permission for the use of my images is granted for personal websites and blogs but is to include read more
Antimacassar
19th century | August 3rd 2008 by basje
Something I found on the Decayed Lace blog, which features some interesting writing and trivia: [D]ear reader, let me kindly introduce you to the wonders of the so-called ANTIMACASSAR. In order to fully grasp what’s to be understood by the concep read more
The Spiritualist by Megan Chance
Historical Novel Reviews | July 31st 2008 by Mirella Patzer
On a cold night in January of 1957, at her husband Peter’s request, a highly sceptical Evelyn Atherton reluctantly attends a séance with him. Peter’s interest in spirit circles was born from the need to reach out to his dead mother. Evie wanted read more
Involuntary Wandering
Our Evolution | July 31st 2008 by Alexander M Zoltai
image credit Homeless. Most often starving. Raising children in squalid conditions. These are our global family’s refugees. From Refugees International: Stateless People “More than 11 million people around the world are stateless….T read more
When Churches had Character
Visual Thoughts | July 31st 2008 by D L Ennis
This beautiful portion of this church is part of an amazing building that was built when American churches had character… 2008 D L Ennis, All rights reserved. NOTE: Permission for the use of my images is granted for personal websites and blogs but read more
1811: Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, for Mexican independence
Executed Today | July 30th 2008 by Executed Today
On this date in 1811, Mexican independence icon Miguel Hidalgo was shot for treason at the government palace in Chihuahua. The subversive priest had set the spark to the Mexican War of Independence in the hours before sunrise of September 16, 1810. read more
From the Alley
Visual Thoughts | July 28th 2008 by D L Ennis
View of one of my favorite churches in Lynchburg, Virginia from an alley between this church and the historic Lynchburg Courthouse Museum… 2008 D L Ennis, All rights reserved. NOTE: Permission for the use of my images is granted for personal websit read more
Happy 150th Central Park
Junk Thief | July 25th 2008 by Junk Thief
Be sure to check the ongoing tributes by the Bowery Boys. read more
July Monarchy (1830-1848)
19th century | July 20th 2008 by basje
The July Monarchy (1830-1848) was established in France with the reign of Louis Philippe of France. His predecessor, Charles X, was abdicated during the July Revolution. This revolution had been launched in July of 1830 by the merchant bourgeoisie, w read more
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