Hindsight Archives
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 16, 2013
Today is day 260 of 2012
On September 16, 1620 the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers....more
September 16, Day 260 of 2012
Today is day 260 of 2012
On September 16, 1620 the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers....more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 15, 2013
September 15, Day 259 of 2012
Poirot ...more
September 15, Day 259 of 2012
Today is day 259 of 2012
On September 15, 1890 Agatha Christie, was born in Torquay, Devon. She would die in 1976, just a year after she killed off her unforgettable character Hercule Poirot in the novel Curtain: Hercule Poirot's Last Case.Poirot ...more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 14, 2013
September 14, Day 258 of 2012
Today is day 258 of 2012
One week after winning a bloody victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon Bonaparte's Grande Armée entered the city of Moscow, only to find the population evacuated and the Russian army retreated again, on this day in 1812. ...more
September 14, Day 258 of 2012
Today is day 258 of 2012
One week after winning a bloody victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon Bonaparte's Grande Armée entered the city of Moscow, only to find the population evacuated and the Russian army retreated again, on this day in 1812. ...more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 13, 2013
September 13, Day 257 of 2012
September 13, Day 257 of 2012
Today is day 257 of 2012
Daniel Macmillan, the Scottish bookseller and co-founder of the Macmillan Publishing Co. was born on this day in 1813.
On September 13, 1876, Sherwood Anderson the American novelist...more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 12, 2013
Today is day 256 of 2012
Alfred Knopf, the American publisher; founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. was born in1892.
On this day in 1846, Elizabeth Barrett eloped with Robert Browing. The Brownings would live happily in Italy for 15 years, where her weak health would improve dramatically. The couple had a son in 1849 and she published her best-known work,...more
September 12, Day 256 of 2012
Today is day 256 of 2012
Alfred Knopf, the American publisher; founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. was born in1892.
On this day in 1846, Elizabeth Barrett eloped with Robert Browing. The Brownings would live happily in Italy for 15 years, where her weak health would improve dramatically. The couple had a son in 1849 and she published her best-known work,...more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 11, 2013
September 11, Day 255 of 2012
Today is day 255 of 2012
William Sydney Porter, the short story writer, was born this day in 1862. Under the pen name of O.Henry, he would publish immortal pieces, such as The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Cop and the Anthem, A Retrieved Reformation and The Duplicity of Hargraves....more
September 11, Day 255 of 2012
Today is day 255 of 2012
William Sydney Porter, the short story writer, was born this day in 1862. Under the pen name of O.Henry, he would publish immortal pieces, such as The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Cop and the Anthem, A Retrieved Reformation and The Duplicity of Hargraves....more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 10, 2013
September 10, Day 254 of 2012
Today is day 254 of 2012
On this day in 1793 Mary Wollstonecraft, the English writer and author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, died. In her influential book, she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education. ...more
September 10, Day 254 of 2012
Today is day 254 of 2012
On this day in 1793 Mary Wollstonecraft, the English writer and author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, died. In her influential book, she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education. ...more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 09, 2013
September 9, Day 253 of 2012
Today is day 253 of 2012
On September 9, 1776 the term “United States” was adopted by the Continental Congress to be used instead of the “United Colonies.”
Today we celebrate the birthday in 1828 of Count Leo Tolstoi,...more
September 9, Day 253 of 2012
Today is day 253 of 2012
On September 9, 1776 the term “United States” was adopted by the Continental Congress to be used instead of the “United Colonies.”
Today we celebrate the birthday in 1828 of Count Leo Tolstoi,...more
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 08, 2013
September 8, Day 252 of 2012
Today is day 252 of 2012
On September 8, 1504, Michelangelo’s 13-foot marble statue of David was unveiled in Florence, Italy.
In 1644, Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrendered New Amsterdam,...more
September 8, Day 252 of 2012
Today is day 252 of 2012
On September 8, 1504, Michelangelo’s 13-foot marble statue of David was unveiled in Florence, Italy.
Compiled by OFW editor:
John Courtney
Publish Date: September 07, 2013
September 7, Day 251 of 2012
September 7, Day 251 of 2012
Today is day 251 of 2012
Harry Sinclair Lewis, the U.S. writer, author of Babbitt —1930 Nobel Literature Prize winner—and Taylor Caldwell (Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell) the American novelist, author of Dynasty of Death, Dear and Glorious Physician (about Saint Luke), and The Captains and the Kings share birthday. They were born in 1885 and 1900 respectively....more
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