Vice President Theodore Roosevelt Sworn In
#OnThisDay in 1901, President William McKinley died from a bullet infection after being shot in Buffalo, New York.
Zero Mine Explosion
On the morning of December 9, 1932, at 8:30 am, a blast at the Zero Mine, owned by Harlan Fuel Company, was heard in the Yancy section of Harlan County.
Remembering Pearl Harbor
World War II was the climax of wars during the 20th Century that resulted in the loss of tens of millions of lives, both military and civilian.
Happy Thanksgiving
In September 1620, 102 pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in Plymouth, England, on a treacherous and uncomfortable 66-day voyage to the “New World” for the promise of prosperity and land ownership.
1901 Pocahontas Mine Explosions
It was about this week in 1901 the first mining incident happened at the Baby Mine on November 14 and the second incident at West Mine on November 22; both took the lives of seventeen miners.
Sergeant First Class Fred Taylor
Sergeant First Class Fred Taylor US Special Forces (the “Green Berets”) and part of a deep-cover classified operation called Project Delta during the Vietnam War, where he made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Last Surviving Civil War Nurse
Alice Cary Risley was born in Wilmington, Ohio, on this day in 1847. Her family moved to New Orleans, where she began nursing in the service at 15 years old.
Fort Boonesborough
Daniel Boone founded Kentucky’s second settlement in April 1775, and one month later, the state’s first representative of government was held at Boonesborough.