The most destructive hurricane in U.S. history, Andrew’s winds reached speeds of 175 miles per hour as they gusted into Dade County, Florida, on August 24, 1992.
South-central Louisiana was hit by 120 mile-per-hour winds two days later.
The hurricane killed 38 people and caused billions of dollars in losses.
Five, dating back to 1808, when the first Hamilton Fish was born to Nicholas Fish (1758-1833), Revolutionary War patriot and friend of Alexander Hamilton, for whom Nicholas named his son. Each Hamilton Fish was father to another one, in this order: Hamilton Fish (1808-93) Hamilton Fish (1849-1936) Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1926)…
Two Philadelphia-based political periodicals, both published in February 1741, share the honor of being the first magazine created in America. One was the American Magazine, or A Monthly View of the Political State of the British Colonies, published by Andrew Bradford. The other was the General Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, For all the British Plantations,…
The Elizabethan Age ran for the 45 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, from 1558 to 1603.
The people of Guam are U.S. citizens but do not vote in national elections. The U.S. acquired Guam from Spain in 1898. Since 1950, the island (the largest of the Marianas Islands, located east of the Philippines) has been self-governing.
Levittown was named for the construction company that designed and built the post-World War II suburban developments, Levitt and Sons, William Levitt, owner. The first Levittown development was built between 1947-51 in Hempstead, New York.
The first movie at Radio City Music Hall was The Bitter Tea of General Yen, directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther. It opened in January 1934. The final movie was The Promise, directed by Gilbert Cates and starring Kathleen Quinlan and Stephen Collins. The final showing was on April 25,…