Author: andrei

This appears on the Howard County history website. It is a remarkable story of how Miss Jennie Saunders and Bushwhacker Lee McMurtry ‘tricked’ the Federal authorities. ‘After a fight at…

I first heard the story of Richard Norris Williams whilst watching Roger Federer win his first Wimbledon tennis title. The commentator remaked that the first Swiss born ‘major’ winner was…

I love stories about Cricket. This one appeared in a national newspaper, I cut it out years ago but I did not keep a record of the date. “Stumped by…

This fasinating little article on Duelling came from Christopher Duffy’s book, ‘The Army of Frederick the Great.” “Duels in the Prussian Army at the time of Frederick the Great were…

This is an interesting article. William the Conqueror covering all angles on his death bed. How much is true is anyone’s guess, but he lived in violent times and his…

The story of Miss Stone is very interesting, she was unlucky to be hit on the head by a cricket ball that was hit ‘out of the ground.’ Here it…

In 1928, Liberian President Charles King put himself up for re-election. He was returned to power with an officially stated majority of 600,000 votes. King’s opponent in the election was…

The first steam powered vehicle was built by the French military engineer, Nicholas Cugnot in 1769. This 3-wheeled steam machine ran for only 15 minutes and at the end of…

Today in the big spending world of Chelsea and Manchester United, who throw millions away after glory, it’s nice to recall a bygone era, when every penny was counted. Major…

This article is by Fredrick Lewis Allen, from ‘Only Yesterday’ published in 1931, shows how times changed in the 1920’s by ‘Rouge’ lipstick becoming popular. ‘Perhaps the readiest way of…