Gunpowder Plot
It was a plan to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605. Robert Catesby and his co-conspirators wanted to take down King James l and his legislators. But the plan, later called the “gunpowder plot,” was foiled after an anonymous tip led to a search of Westminster. Guy Fawkes was caught with barrels of gunpowder and arrested, tried and executed for treason.
First Thanksgiving Parade
The first Thanksgiving Day Parade was put on by Gimbels department store. Ellis Gimbel ran the ... more
Retrospectacle: Flagpole Sitting
It was a fad that became all the rage in 1924: flagpole sitting. It reached new heights when, ... more
