Exciting news, everybody! I just got through editing the first offline product this site has ever known. This high quality 12-month calendar features historical anniversaries corresponding to each month. The featured historical anniversaries include: JFK's Inauguration...
[caption id="attachment_3214" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Buster Douglas autographed this print memorializing the event"] [/caption] I'll never forget the boxing match between Mike Tyson and James "Buster" Douglas. I was 8 years old and I was allowed to...
Nickname: The Buckeye State Date Ratified: March 1, 1803 (17th) Capital: Columbus [caption id="attachment_1958" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Ohio"] [/caption] Although Thomas Jefferson signed a Congressional resolution approving Ohio's boundaries...
On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state to ratify the Constitution; the 50th state to join the Union, the 50th star on the flag. On August 21, 2009, the state of Hawaii did little to celebrate its golden statehood anniversary. Well, EiH will not let such an important...
I hope you all are as excited as I am to kick off the first ever contest on Everything Is History. Before we get started, I advise you subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter so that you don't miss out on any of the prizes. Here's a quick rundown of how this...
[caption id="attachment_1519" align="alignright" width="194" caption="Did it happen this way?"] [/caption] With the 70th anniversary of the *official* start of World War II a week away, HistoryNet has blown the doors off one of the most popular myths to come out of...
[caption id="attachment_1122" align="alignright" width="201" caption="Gen. Eisenhower's D-Day Order. Click to Read."] [/caption] The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The landings commenced on June 6...
