Category Archives: History in the Making

The Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York Harbor 1885

Source: This Day in History – What Happened Today – HISTORY On June 17, 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copperContinue reading “The Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York Harbor 1885”

What is Juneteenth?

by: BYELIZABETH NIX from What Is Juneteenth? – HISTORY Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. JuneteenthContinue reading “What is Juneteenth?”

First roller coaster in America opens 1984

On June 16, 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the centuryContinue reading “First roller coaster in America opens 1984”

Yellowstone Roads Flooding

This is from East Idaho News Today. This is terrifying. I have attached an article below. (courtesy of http://www.kxly.com) All entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily closed due to flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roads. No visitor traffic heading into the park is allowed, including those with lodging and camp reservations at Yellowstone. OnceContinue reading “Yellowstone Roads Flooding”