Articles written by Jacqueline T Lynch

The longest inaugural speech in the shortest presidency may have begun Harrison's illness, but medical practices of the day may have finished him.

Apr 3, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

Nellie Bly was the pen name of one of the most daring young journalists of her day. Few male journalists achieved her fame, or risked as much for a story.

Mar 24, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

On February 29, 1704, Abenaki warriors allied with the French during Queen Anne's War attack the English settlement at Deerfield, Masschusetts, taking over 100 prisoner.

Feb 26, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

The celebrated English novelist Jane Austen's village-centered stories bely her real knowledge and interest of the international events of her day.

Feb 20, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

Lured into a trap, mobster "Bugs" Moran barely escapes the doomed fate of six of his gang members, executed in a Chicago garage.

Feb 12, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

President-elect Abraham Lincoln receives a letter from a child criticizing his face, encouraging him to grow a beard.

Feb 6, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

Strained credit and wild financial speculation lead to panic in an era of bold industrial expansion at the dawn of the American Century, in the days before the Fed.

Jan 30, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

How adoption of a new calendar removed eleven days from the year and changed when George Washington, and a new nation, would celebrate his birthday.

Jan 23, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch

Journalist Albert D. Richardson reported on the Civil War from behind enemy lines, and was captured for a war criminal. His escape was his greatest story.

Jan 11, 2008 - Jacqueline T Lynch