Stephen JacksonJune 19 — A Long Overdue EmancipationJune 19, 1865 — Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was in effect, roughly 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas to…Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 13 — The Path to Religious Freedom in the Roman EmpireJune 13, 313 — The Edict of Milan is enacted by Roman Emperors Constantine the Great and Licinius.Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 12 — Did they serve runny mead?Again, so many choices for good topics today! Anne Frank was given a diary that would become world famous — it was for her 13th birthday…Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 11 — No mockingbirds were harmed in the making of this film…I. IntroductionJun 11, 2023Jun 11, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 10 — Salem is burning…June 10, 1692: The first execution of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts takes place when Bridget Bishop is hanged for witchcraft.Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 9 — The beginning of the end of the “Red Scare”June 9, 1954 — McCarthyism and the Army-McCarthy hearings come to an end as Senator Joseph McCarthy is rebuked by the United States Senate.Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 8–43 years agoJune 8, 1980 — Mark Medoff’s “Children of a Lesser God” wins for Best Play at 34th Annual Tony AwardsJun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 7 — Colonialism BeginsJune 7, 1494: The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed between Spain and Portugal.Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Stephen JacksonJune 3–Tiananmen Square –34 years ago…The Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, China, come to a violent end as Chinese troops and riot police clear the square, resulting in…Jun 3, 20231Jun 3, 20231
Stephen JacksonJune 2 — The beginning of the end of RomeThe Sack of Rome by the Vandals begins June 2, 455 CE, marking the eventual end of the Roman Empire in the West.Jun 3, 2023Jun 3, 2023
