Showing posts with label Will Rogers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Will Rogers. Show all posts
Thursday, August 16, 2018
August 15, Quite a Day in History
From the August 15, 2018, Kenosha (Wis.) News "Today in History."
1812-- The Battle of Fort Dearborn took place. Fort Dearborn is where Chicago is today, but back then was just a frontier fort. This took place during the War of 1812 and is also called a massacre.
1914-- The Panama Canal officially opens as the SS Ancon crossed between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
1935-- Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post killed in airplane crash near Point Barrow in Alaska Territory.
1944-- Allied forces landed in southern France in Operation Dragoon during WW II.
1945-- In a pre-recorded radio address, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced that Japan had accepted terms of surrender ending WW II.
1961-- As workers begin constructing the Berlin Wall, East German soldier Conrad Schumann lept to freedom over barbed wire in a scene made famous in a photograph.
1965-- The Beatles played to a crowd of 55,000 at New York's Shea Stadium.
1969-- The Woodstock Music and Art Festival opened in upstate New York.
Like I Said, a Pretty Important Day in History. --DaCoot
Monday, July 31, 2017
Those "Wild West Shows"-- Part 1: Buffalo Bill, Annie and Wild Bill
From the July 18, 2017, Hi-Liter "Wild West had local flair" by Sandra Landen Machaj.
In the late 1800s, people in the United States and Europe started showing a distinct interest in the American frontier and as a result, there were Wild West Shows which were popular and well-attended. They'd move from town to town and were essentially circuses, with performers and animals.
Among the first ones established was the one of William Frederick Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill. He had his first show in 1883 and continued until 1913 His shows were huge and carefully choreographed with up to 120 performers including animals like horses, buffaloes and even Texas Longhorns.
Popular names of the day could be found among his starts like Will Rogers, Tom Mix and Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill earned his reputation as a gunfighter and marshal out West and was popular in 10-cent novels of the day.
And, there were a few women in the shows, including Annie Oakley, considered to be the first female sharpshooter. She was also featured in those dime novels.
--CootWest
In the late 1800s, people in the United States and Europe started showing a distinct interest in the American frontier and as a result, there were Wild West Shows which were popular and well-attended. They'd move from town to town and were essentially circuses, with performers and animals.
Among the first ones established was the one of William Frederick Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill. He had his first show in 1883 and continued until 1913 His shows were huge and carefully choreographed with up to 120 performers including animals like horses, buffaloes and even Texas Longhorns.
Popular names of the day could be found among his starts like Will Rogers, Tom Mix and Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill earned his reputation as a gunfighter and marshal out West and was popular in 10-cent novels of the day.
And, there were a few women in the shows, including Annie Oakley, considered to be the first female sharpshooter. She was also featured in those dime novels.
--CootWest
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
This Date in History: Fort Dearborn, Death of Will Rogers, Woodstock
I was reading the Springfield (IL) State Journal Register today and came across some very interesting things that happened on this date.
1812 The Fort Dearborn Massacre took place in Illinois during the War of 1812, resulting in most of the fort's 100 man garrison dying and the rest taken prisoner. I am going into greater detail on my Not So Forgotten: War of 1812 blog.
1914 The Panama Canal opened to traffic.
1935 Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post killed in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.
1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. I drove out to Woodstock, Illinois, looking for it, but didn't find it.
Some Important Stuff. --Cooter
1812 The Fort Dearborn Massacre took place in Illinois during the War of 1812, resulting in most of the fort's 100 man garrison dying and the rest taken prisoner. I am going into greater detail on my Not So Forgotten: War of 1812 blog.
1914 The Panama Canal opened to traffic.
1935 Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post killed in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska.
1969 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. I drove out to Woodstock, Illinois, looking for it, but didn't find it.
Some Important Stuff. --Cooter
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