I write mostly about World War II but, on occasion, I simply have to take detours. Today is one of those days. March 22nd marks the birthday of Leonard Marx, better known as Chico, one of the Marx Brothers. Chico (shown on the far right in the photo) was born in 1887 and, along with his [...]
Archive for March 22nd, 2008
Happy Birthday, Chico!!
Posted in Late nineteenth century (1865-1900), tagged 1887, Animal Crackers, Leonard Marx, Marx Brothers on March 22 | Leave a Comment »
A Welcomed Massacre
Posted in Colonial history (1607-1775), tagged colonies, Indian relations, Jamestown on March 22 | 2 Comments »
On this day way back in 1622, a well-coordinated surprise attack by Algonquian Indians outside of the settlement of Jamestown left 347 men, women and children dead – almost a third of the entire population of the Virginina colonies. So let’s see… Jamestown was founded in 1607, so that it means it took just 15 years [...]
