NEWSTALK 860 » history http://ksfa860.com Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Lincoln is a Good Movie, But Is it Inaccurate? http://ksfa860.com/lincoln-is-a-good-movie-but-is-it-inaccurate/ http://ksfa860.com/lincoln-is-a-good-movie-but-is-it-inaccurate/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:51:36 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=109345 A Connecticut Senator says the Steven Spielberg movie, Lincoln, is historically inaccurate.

Senator Joe Courtney has written a letter to Spielberg saying the movie has his state on the wrong side of the slavery debate.  In the movie, Connecticut lawmakers are seen wanting to keep slavery, while in real life Senator Courtney says Connecticut lawmakers in the 1860's voted to abolish slavery.  Now what?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lincoln-is-a-good-movie-but-is-it-inaccurate/feed/ 0 This Day in History for December 21 — Pilgrims Hit Plymouth Rock, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:26:58 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152910 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1620: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (more info)

1898: Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-21-pilgrims-hit-plymouth-rock-and-more/feed/ 0 'Landing of the Pilgrims,' by Michele Felice Cornè, the White House Historical Association This Day in History for December 20 — Elvis Drafted Into Army, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:06:19 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152853 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1803: The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans (more info)

1860: South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-20-elvis-drafted-into-army-and-more/feed/ 0 Keystone/Getty Images This Day in History for December 19 — House Impeaches Bill Clinton, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:17:37 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152795 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1776: Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in the Pennsylvania Journal titled 'The American Crisis' (more info)

1777: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-19-house-impeaches-bill-clinton-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Images This Day in History for December 12 — Stolen Mona Lisa Recovered, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:16:44 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152398 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901: Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (more info)

1913: Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'The Mona Lisa' is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia's hotel room in Florence (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-12-stolen-mona-lisa-recovered-and-more/feed/ 0 iStockphoto This Day in History for December 11 — Bernie Madoff Arrested, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:14:04 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152344 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1941: Following the American declaration of war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States (more info)

1946: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-11-bernie-madoff-arrested/feed/ 0 Hiroko Masuike, Getty Images This Day in History for December 8 — John Lennon Killed, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:50:15 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152215 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863: President Abraham Lincoln offers his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (more info)

1980: Music icon John Lennon is murdered by a mentally unstable fan in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-8-john-lennon-killed-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images This Day in History for December 7 — Attack on Pearl Harbor, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-7-attack-on-pearl-harbor-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-7-attack-on-pearl-harbor-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:53:53 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=152158 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1787: Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution (more info)

1941: In an early-morning sneak attack, Japanese warplanes bomb the U.S. naval base at Oahu Island's Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to enter World War II (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-7-attack-on-pearl-harbor-and-more/feed/ 0 National Archives and Records Administration This Day in History for December 5 — End of Prohibition, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-5-end-of-prohibition-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-5-end-of-prohibition-and-more/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:25:20 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151981 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1848: In a message before Congress, President James K. Polk sparks the Gold Rush when he confirms that large amounts of the precious metal had been discovered in California (more info)

1933: The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, bringing an end to the prohibition of alcohol in America (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-december-5-end-of-prohibition-and-more/feed/ 0 Keystone/Getty Images This Day in History for November 17 — Suez Canal Opens, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-17-suez-canal-opens/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-17-suez-canal-opens/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:05:10 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=150362 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1869: The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, opens in Egypt (more info)

1968: Viewers of the Raiders-Jets football game are prevented from watching its exciting finish when NBC switches its broadcast to the movie 'Heidi,' prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S. (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-17-suez-canal-opens/feed/ 0 Henry Guttmann, Getty Images This Day in History for November 14 — Booker T. Washington Dies, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-14-booker-t-washington-dies/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-14-booker-t-washington-dies/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:07:34 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=149906 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1882: Billy the Kid is killed in a shootout in Tombstone, Arizona (more info)

1889: Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly—aka Elizabeth Cochrane—begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in fewer than 80 days, completing the trip in 72 days (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-14-booker-t-washington-dies/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Images This Day in History for November 12 — Ellis Island Closes, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-12-ellis-island-closes/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-12-ellis-island-closes/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:30:38 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=149586 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1927: Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union (more info)

1954: Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892 (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-12-ellis-island-closes/feed/ 0 Library of Congress This Day in History for November 8 — JFK Elected, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-8-jfk-elected/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-8-jfk-elected/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:08:26 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=149278 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1793: After more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris by the French revolutionary government (more info)

1895: While experimenting with electricity, German scientist Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-8-jfk-elected/feed/ 0 Keystone/Getty Images This Day in History for October 31 — Mount Rushmore Completed, and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-31-mount-rushmore-completed-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-31-mount-rushmore-completed-and-more/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:00:46 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148361 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1864: Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the U.S. (more info)

1926: Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured (more info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-31-mount-rushmore-completed-and-more/feed/ 0 Wikimedia Commons 5 Things Your Future Grandkids Won't Believe Were Real http://ksfa860.com/5-things-your-future-grandkids-wont-believe-were-real/ http://ksfa860.com/5-things-your-future-grandkids-wont-believe-were-real/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:14:45 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/?p=72763 There are some things from the recent past that are so ridiculous that we almost don't believe they really existed. In 25 years, though, they'll seem even more unbelievable. Here's our list of 5 things we'd like to put in a time capsule, so we have proof that they were, in fact, real.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/5-things-your-future-grandkids-wont-believe-were-real/feed/ 0 This Day in History for October 1 – Disney World Opens and More http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-1-disney-world-opens-and-more/ http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-1-disney-world-opens-and-more/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:02:16 +0000 Joe Hyer http://tsminteractive.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-1-disney-world-opens-and-more-2/ Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens (More info)

1946 – Twelve Nazi leaders are sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials (More info)

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-1-disney-world-opens-and-more/feed/ 0 PrincessAshley, Flickr Experts Call for Better Way to Rate Hurricanes http://ksfa860.com/experts-we-need-better-way-to-rate-hurricanes/ http://ksfa860.com/experts-we-need-better-way-to-rate-hurricanes/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:54:37 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=90056 The Houston Chronicle reports a lot of people in the weather forecasting business say it's time to discard the old "Category 1-5" system of rating the strength of hurricanes.

They say that system -- known as the Saffir-Simpson Scale -- only tells us the storm's wind speed. It says little about the storm's tidal surge which causes the most deaths and property damage.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/experts-we-need-better-way-to-rate-hurricanes/feed/ 0 Photo by NOAA via Getty Images Scientists Explore Civil War Wreck off Galveston http://ksfa860.com/scientists-explore-civil-war-wreck-off-galveston/ http://ksfa860.com/scientists-explore-civil-war-wreck-off-galveston/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:06:11 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=89958 The Houston Chronicle reports the Union Navy's USS Hatteras was sent to the bottom on January 11, 1863, about 20 miles from Galveston. The Hatteras went down while the rest of the Union fleet bombarded the Confederate Garrison on Galveston Island.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/scientists-explore-civil-war-wreck-off-galveston/feed/ 0 source: U.S. Navy Historical Center Tall Ship Elissa in Dry Dock for Repairs http://ksfa860.com/tall-ship-elissa-in-dry-dock-for-repairs/ http://ksfa860.com/tall-ship-elissa-in-dry-dock-for-repairs/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:35:26 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=89429 The "Official Tall Ship of Texas", the Elissa, has been pulled into a shipyard dry dock in Texas City to get a much needed overhaul - stem to stern, as they say.  Let's just say that at the ripe old age of 135, Elissa's mileage is showing.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/tall-ship-elissa-in-dry-dock-for-repairs/feed/ 0 source: Texas Seaport Museum Researcher: Blacks Fought for Confederacy http://ksfa860.com/researcher-blacks-fought-for-confederacy/ http://ksfa860.com/researcher-blacks-fought-for-confederacy/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:45:22 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=87082 Despite heated denials from many historians, a Palestine historian says he has solid evidence that thousands of black slaves served on the side of the Confederacy in the Civil War.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/researcher-blacks-fought-for-confederacy/feed/ 0 source: Black Confederate Soldiers