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Erin's Memphis Fun

Erin Phillips — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:33:46 +0000

My trips to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital have allowed me time to explore the wonderful city of Memphis, TN. If you haven't ever been - let me fill you in on some of my favorites!

The Peabody Hotel - This is THE historic hotel directly off of Bealle Street. The Hotel has been there since 1869, and is where the rich and famous stay when they visit Memphis. The Peabody is famous for their Peabody Ducks, which come down from their "duck house" ever morning via elevator, walk the red carpet to their fountain, where they stay most of the day. Then there's a big ceremony (every day) where they walk back down the red carpet, into the elevator, and back up to their duck house. The Peabody is amazing in every way, from their food, to the spa, service and more - its a must see (even if you can't afford to stay) on your Memphis tour.

This Day in History for December 12 – GM Phases Out Oldsmobile and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:45:45 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901 – Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (More info)

1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece ‘The Mona Lisa’ is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’s hotel room in Florence (More info)

This Day in History for November 14 – Booker T. Washington Dies and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:45:16 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1882 – Billy the Kid is killed in a shootout in Tombstone, Arizona (More info)

1889 – Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly — aka Elizabeth Cochrane — begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days, completing the trip in 72 day (More info)

This Day in History for November 9 – Berlin Wall Opens and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:44:15 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts (More info)

1906 – Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first sitting US President to make an official trip outside the country, traveling to inspect progress on the Panama Canal (More info)

1965 – A switch at a station near Niagara Falls fails,

This Day in History for November 7 – Magic Johnson's HIV Announcement and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:45:29 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1908 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia (More info)

1916 – Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the United States Congress (More info)

This Day in History for October 28 – Statue of Liberty Dedicated and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:45:23 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1886 – In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty (More info)

1919 – The US Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January (More info)

This Day in History for October 20 – McCarthyism Hits Hollywood and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:58:11 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1944 – Two liquid gas tanks explode in Cleveland, Ohio, killing 130 people and leveling 30 city blocks (More info)

1944 – General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines, 30 months after he declared “I shall return” (More info)

This Day in History for October 13 – White House Cornerstone Laid and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:58:07 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775 – The Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy, later renamed the United States Navy (More info)

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This Day in History for October 11 – Carter Wins Nobel and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:03:51 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1865 – Paul Bogle led hundreds of black men and women in a march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion (More info)

1975 – ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts on NBC (More info)

This Day in History for October 6 – 'The Jazz Singer' Premieres and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1876 – The American Library Association is founded (More info)

1884 – The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island (More info)

This Day in History for September 28 – Penicillin Discovered and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:00:30 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

48 BC – Upon landing in Egypt, Roman general and politician Pompey the Great is murdered on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt (More info)

1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the so-called Black Sox Scandal (More info)

This Day in History for September 22 – Emancipation Proclamation Issued and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:33 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info)

1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)

This Day in History for September 21 – Benedict Arnold Commits Treason and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1780 – American General Benedict Arnold commits treason by giving the British the plans to West Point (More info)

1792 – The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy (More info)

This Day in History for August 30 – Thurgood Marshall Confirmed and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:00:59 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

30 BC – Cleopatra commits suicide (More info)

1963 – The “hotline” between the leaders of the US and the Soviet Union goes into operation (More info)

This Day in History for August 4 – Anne Frank Captured and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:20 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1892 – The parents of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home (More info)

1944 – A tip from a Dutch informer leads Nazis to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others (More info)

This Day in History for July 26 – USPS Established and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:00:48 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775 – Congress establishes the United States Post Office and names Benjamin Franklin the first US Postmaster General (More info)

1908 – The Office of the Chief Examiner, which later becomes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is created (More info)

This Day in History for July 14 – Storming of Bastille and More

Erin Phillips — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:00:54 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The storming and destruction of Bastille marks the beginning of the French Revolution (More info) 1798 – The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States, making it a federal crime to write, publish or utter false or [...]

This Day in History for July1 – Sony Walkman Introduced and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:00:32 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg begins (More info)

1943 – Income tax withholding begins in the United States (More info)

This Day in History for June 9 – Thousands Mourn Reagan and More

Erin Phillips — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:27:56 +0000

My boyfriend Ross is a history major, and lets just say – well – I passed history in High School. I am a history idiot so I’ve been trying to read a little more, watch more History TV (Hey, it counts!!), and here’s what I found today! Here’s a look at some interesting events [...]