On This Day December 4
On this day in 1872, the ghost ship Mary Celeste was found crewless and adrift [...]
The Palatine Light
And then, with ghastly shimmer and shine Over the rocks and the seething brine, They [...]
El Caleuche
Oral tradition among the islands of the Chiloe’ Archipelago, off the south west coast of [...]
On This Day February 14
Oregon and Arizona become states in 1859 and 1912 respectively. In 1849 James Polk becomes [...]
On This Day February 7
In 1839 Henry Clay declared in Senate, “I had rather be right than president!” In [...]