Tag Archives: american history
Visionary
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! Today, we’re headed to April 14, 1865 in Washington, D.C. We’ll later speak with Ward Hill Lamon. Ward was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of President Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately, Ward was absent when he was … Continue reading
Not Quite Royalty, but Still a King
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! For today’s Throwback Thursday, we’re paying homage to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Exactly fifty-six years ago, on Thursday, April 4, 1968, Dr. King was fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his … Continue reading
O.K. This is How it Started…
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! Welcome to the Wayback’s Final March Event! Are you O.K. with that? Hold on tight as we head back to March 23, 1839, Boston. While we’re here, let’s pick up a copy of The Boston Morning … Continue reading
Sixty Years
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends. For those who were alive in 1963, it should come as no surprise when I ask where were you on November 24 of that year. The day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on live TV … Continue reading
Captain Paul
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! We’re still celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with some marvelous American heroes. Though today is our last Throwback Thursday of Black History Month, that doesn’t mean we should stop learning more about our nation’s wonderful Black heroes. So, today, … Continue reading
American Heroes – Part III
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! For this second #TBT of Black History Month, we’ll be focused on People of Color who helped shape history and tailor the path for future generations. Today’s focus is on a hero named Robert Smalls. Our … Continue reading
American Heroes – Part II
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! For this second #TBT of Black History Month, we’ll be focused on People of Color who helped shape history and tailor the path for future generations. Today’s focus is on a hero named Bass Reeves. Who … Continue reading
American Heroes – Part I
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! Today’s our first #TBT of Black History Month, and this month, we’ll be focused on People of Color who helped shape history and tailor the path for future generations. Today’s focus is on a hero named … Continue reading
Wacky & Wild
Welcome to Throwback Thursday, friends! Today, we are proud to present the “Several Things You Thought You Knew but Really Didn’t About the Old West” tour. Our first stop: 1880. One of our stagecoach stewardesses is passing around a … Continue reading
Scandalous!
Happy Throwback Thursday, friends! Today, we’re headed back to the 18th Century… where we’re going to witness… a scandal! Our first stop is January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. Be sure to be quiet as you peek in the window of the … Continue reading