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THIS DAY IN HISTORY - AUGUST 1.
(From ONASA News Agency)
1498 - Christopher Columbus landed on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela). 1619 - The first black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, VA. 1774 - Oxygen was isolated from air successfully by chemist Carl Wilhelm and scientist Joseph Priestly. 1779 - Francis Scott Key was born. He was an American composer, attorney, poet, and social worker. He was the composer of the "Star-Spangled Banner." 1790 - The first U.S. census was completed. The population of the 17 states was 3,929,214. 1818 - Maria Mitchell was born. She was the first female professional astronomer and the first women to be elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1819 - Herman Melville was born, the author of "Moby Dick." 1834 - Slavery was outlawed in the British empire with an emancipation bill. 1873 - Andrew S. Hallidie successfully tested a cable car. The design was done for San Francisco, CA. 1876 - Colorado became the 38th united state. 1893 - Shredded wheat was patented by Henry Perky and William Ford. 1894 - The first Sino-Japanese War erupted. The dispute was over control of Korea. 1907 - The U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force. 1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the beginning of World War I. 1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin. 1943 - Several deaths occurred in a race-related riot in Harlem, New York City. 1944 - In Warsaw, ...
- Francis Scott Key heir pledges to put Pledge back in public schools,...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Berg, Tom June 14, 1995 700+ words
...of his great-great grandfather, Francis Scott Key, fell upon him. Now he's become...identified him as the patriotic heir of Francis Scott Key, his phone answering machine filled...I'm proud America produced a Francis Scott Key,'' Morrow said. ``And I...
- WORK TO BEGIN ON NATIONAL PARK HONORING 'STAR SPANGLED BANNER' AUTHOR FRANCIS...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 1, 1992 700+ words
...HONORING 'STAR SPANGLED BANNER' AUTHOR FRANCIS SCOTT KEY ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Francis Scott Key, who penned the words of the...section of Washington, D.C. by the Francis Scott Key Park Foundation, Inc. The Arlington...
- ADVISORY/Baltimore Ravens Head Coach Brian Billick to Visit Francis Scott Key...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 2, 2001 700+ words
...Ravens Head Coach Brian Billick to Visit Francis Scott Key Elementary School and Present School...students, parents and teachers of Francis Scott Key Elementary School in District Heights...April 3, 2001 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Francis Scott Key Elementary 2301 Scott Key Drive...
- Student mentors play positive role for pupils: 22 Francis Scott Key seniors...
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) March 19, 2006 700+ words
...mentoring program that pairs seniors at Francis Scott Key High with children at area middle...Character Education grant. Seniors at Francis Scott Key are paired with pupils at schools...hours, she estimated. This year, 22 Francis Scott Key seniors are mentors. They often...
- Battle begins for new open heart unit. (five hospitals undergo elimination...
- Magazine article from: Baltimore Business Journal Freaney, Margie March 27, 1992 700+ words
...Hospital, Maryland General Hospital and Francis Scott Key Medical Center -- in that order...1.8 million; Union Memorial and Francis Scott Key, $1 million apiece, and Franklin...surgery case and each angioplasty. Francis Scott Key was highest with $17,174 net...
- Reluctant patriot: Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words that would become our...
- Magazine article from: Smithsonian Gelb, Norman September 1, 2004 700+ words
...expressions of patriotic fervor in the young country's history: Francis Scott Key's composition of "The Star-Spangled Banner," written...hundred shells" were fired during the attack. at the time, Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old Washington lawyer and writer of occasional...
- Francis Scott Key.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Booklist Veeder, Mary Harris February 15, 1995 700+ words
...Melissa. 1995. 64p. index. illus. Watts, lib. ed., $13.51 (0-531-20163-5). 349.73'092 [B] Key, Francis, Scott || Poets, American || Lawyers || Star-spangled banner, [CIP] 94-2571 Gr. 4-7. Whitcraft goes far beyond the...
- EDITORIAL: Francis Scott Llave? Bandera yet waves ...(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) April 29, 2006 700+ words
...outrage from certain quarters. To which one response would be that the constitution of the country celebrated in song by Francis Scott Key includes the right to dast that and any number of other things -- such as march in protest against repression of the...
- Bowdish, Lynea. Francis Scott Key and "The Star Spangled Banner.".(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Booklist Phelan, Carolyn December 15, 2002 700+ words
...32p. Mondo, $15.95 (1-59034-195-3). 973.5. K--Gr. 3. This large-format book tells the story of Francis Scott Key and how he came to write "The Star Spangled Banner." In 1814, Key boarded a British ship near Baltimore to request...
- Frederick-based Francis Scott Key Hotel being converted to retail and...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) December 3, 2001 700+ words
Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The historic Francis Scott Key Hotel building in Frederick is being converted to retail and residential use by SBER Development Services Inc., a subsidiary...
