Fred's Daily 150 (A History Lesson in 150 Words)
By Fred Seale
Fred's Daily 150 (A History Lesson in 150 Words)Sep 24, 2022
April 18, 2024 - Paul Revere
The British are coming........
April 17, 2024 - Apollo 13
Man's ingenuity saved lives
April 16, 2024 - The Texas City Disaster
A very dark day for Texas City, Texas
April 15, 2024 - Tax Day
Two things you can't avoid, death and taxes
April 14, 2024 - Lincoln's Assassination
A murderous plot to kill Abraham Lincoln
April 13, 2024 - Thomas Jefferson
One of Americas founding fathers
April 12, 2024 - Harry S Truman
His nuclear decision saved thousands of lives, on both sides
April 11, 2024 - Abandoned Rear
Not a person but a warning "do not dig here"
April 10, 2024 - The Bataan Death March
moving 60,000 POW's 60 miles
April 9, 2024 - Robert E Lee
He chose love of state over love of country
April 8, 2024 - Hank Aaron
The first man to break Babe Ruth's home run record
April 7, 2024 - Henry Ford
He is the father of the assembly line
April 6, 2024 - sharing your talents and gifts
Help someone today. You will both feel better
April 5, 2024 - Charleston Heston
He acted in 100 films. Oscar for Ben Hur
March 4, 2024 - William Henry Harrison
His presidency only lasted 31 days
April 3, 2024 - Martin Luther King
The "I have a dream" civil rights activist.
April 2, 2024 - Hans Christian Anderson
A Danish writer of fairy tales
April 1, 2024 - April Fools Day
It all started with a new year beginning on January 1st.
March 31, 2024 - Jesse Owen
He embarrassed Hitler in his 1936 Olympics
March 30, 2024 - James "Jimmy" Cagney
A true acting talent from tough guy to musical comedy
March 29, 2024 - Sam Walton
Founder of Walmart and Sam's Club
March 28, 2024 - Jim Thorp
Native American All American and Olympic Champion
March 27, 2024 - Milton Burle
TV's Uncle Milty and Mr. Television
March 26, 2024 - Jonas Salk
The man who defeated Polio
March 25, 2024 - The Congressional Medal of Honor
America's highest award for military valor
Mrch 24, 2024 - Harry Houdini
an escape artist known as "Handcuff Harry"
March 23, 2024 - James Earl Rudder
The impossible never slowed him down.
March 22, 2024 - Andrew Lloyd Weber
Musical genius awarded British Knighthood.
March 21, 2024 - Alcatraz
Island prison off San Francisco
March 20, 2024 - Fred, Mr Rogers
won't you be, won't you be, won't you be my neighbor.
March 19, 2024 - Edgar Rice Burroughs
Science Fiction writer and creator of Tarzan
March 17, 2024 - Charlie Chaplain
A true pioneer in the film industry.
March 16, 2024 - Your fifteen minutes of fame
When the cheering stops, real life goes on,
March 15, 2024 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
a constitutional scholar and jurist
March 18, 2024 - Grover Cleveland
America's first two non-consecutive terms president
March 14, 2024 - Eli Whitney
His invention increased the need for slave labor in the South.
March 13, 2024 - Your Dash
What will guests say about you at your funeral.
March 12, 2024 - Anne Frank
Her diary is one of the world's most famous books
March 11, 2024 - Covid
Covid, The Corona Virus
March 10, 2024 - Alexander Graham Bell
"Mr. Watson, come here I want to see you"
March 9, 2024 - George Burns
Just because you get old, you don't have to be old
March 8, 2024 - Joe Dimaggio
Still holds the consecutive game hitting record
March 7, 2024 - Travel
The wonder of travel
March 6, 2024 - The Alamo
Battle for Texas Independence
March 5, 2024 - The Boston Massacre
British soldiers vs a Boston mob
March 4, 2024 - Knute Rockne
Notre Dame football legend
March 3, 2024 - Mount Rushmore
A presidential presence in the Black Hills
March 2, 2024 - The Wind
You can't see the wind but you can hear it and feel it
March 1, 2024 - Glenn Miller
Who can ever forget his "Moonlight Searnade.
February 29, 2024 - Leap Year
Every four years, ready or not.