THANKSGIVING DAY In a 1789 proclamation, President George Washington called on the people of the United States to acknowledge God for affording them “an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness” by observing a day of thanksgiving. Devoting a […]

(photo courtesy of InvisionMag.com) 1640s BORN 1643: RENÉ-ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE (EXPLORER) 1710s DIED 1718: BLACKBEARD (PIRATE) 1810s BORN 1819: GEORGE ELIOT (AUTHOR) 1860s 1869: BRITISH CLIPPER CUTTY SARK LAUNCHED 1880s 1880: ACTRESS LILLIAN RUSSELL DEBUTED AT TONY PASTOR’S THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY […]