ON THIS DAY IN 1919, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “Perhaps the Red demonstrations were postponed on account of the heat … The crimson uprising was confined to the thermometer.” ON THIS DAY IN 1926, ...
On December 5, 1861, the town of Champoeg, an early settlement along the Willamette River, was swept away in a devastating flood.
ON THIS DAY IN 1863, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The gallant army of the Potomac has saved the nation’s capital, has driven the foe from Pennsylvania, has saved the North from the actual ...