The Electric Speakeasy

I realize this is late, but belated happy birthday to you mom, Pilot!

I had not heard of this until now. I wonder if this is similar to the "dark stranger" that people mention seeing after a tragedy? My more religious leanings incline me to think that this is some sort of guardian spirit; call it an angel or demon or whatever else you might choose. The fact that in th...

1783 - Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. We're still trying to put together the IKEA cannon they sent us in honor of the occasion. OK, the last part is somewhat apocryphal and may be the creation of an amateur historian's imagination. :) I've never owned anything from IKEA bu...

A couple things. First: 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was ratified by the necessary number of states on December 6, 1865. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States. 1876 - All Native American Indians were ordered to ...

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Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:08 pm

1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.

Semper Paratus!

We appreciate you participating on the forum! I love the daily dose of history.

[translated from geekspeak] Basically, if the image is on your machine, when you post it to the forum the forum software has to upload it to the server in order for it to be seen by other people. It doesn't create a link to your machine. With finances being what they are, we're using a low-cost solu...

1907 - Charles Curtis, of Kansas, began serving in the United States Senate. He was the first American Indian to become a U.S. Senator. He resigned in March of 1929 to become U.S. President Herbert Hoover’s Vice President. I had no idea this had even happened. I honestly thought we hadn't had any F...

I haven't but I'm interested in opinions as well.

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Thu Jan 17, 2019 12:58 pm

1773 - Captain Cook's Resolution became the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle.

Actually, he probably wasn't but it was the first documented crossing we have so ...