Moments in Time – March 30, 2022
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On April 17, 1882, several copies of Sheriff Pat Garrett’s wildly inauthentic, fictionalized biography, “An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid,” arrive at the Library ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 23, 2022
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On April 6, 1776, the Continental Congress takes the first step toward American independence by announcing its decision to open all American ports to international trade ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 16, 2022
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On April 3, 1776, the Continental Congress, lacking sufficient funds to build a strong navy, gives privateers permission to attack all British ships. Any goods captured ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 9, 2022
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On March 24, 1603, after 44 years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies. Elizabeth had repealed pro-Catholic legislation, established a permanent Protestant Church ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – March 2, 2022
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On March 17, 1601, the first parade honoring the Catholic feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is held in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. The first ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – February 16, 2022
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On March 6, 1776, a committee of the New York Provincial Congress instructs Major William Malcolm to dismantle the Sandy Hook lighthouse to prevent the lighthouse from ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – February 9, 2022
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On Feb. 27, 1860, President Abraham Lincoln poses for the first of several portraits by noted Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady. A relatively new art form, the photograph ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – February 2, 2022
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On Feb. 19, 1851, an angry mob in San Francisco’s business district “tries” two Australian suspects in the robbery and assault of C.J. Jansen, a store owner. ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – January 26, 2022
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On Feb. 13, 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds ... Continue Reading →
Moments in Time – January 19, 2022
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On Feb. 1, 1884, the first portion of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is published. Originally begun in 1857, it was estimated the project would take 10 years to finish. ... Continue Reading →
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