Today we commemorate Martin Luther King and Civil Rights history. This year we reprint "My Escape from Slavery" by Frederick Douglass published in The
New Years Day, 2021
Happy New Year from History Moments!Annual Reportby Jack Le Moine, the PublisherThe backbone of this site is stories of the great events of
Christmas, 2020
Today is Christmas when we celebrate the joy of Christ's birth.by Jack Le MoineThis year we recall the famous poem from Clement C. Moore published
Christmas Eve, 2020
A good old country Christmas that’s what it’s gonna beWith all the family gathered round our pretty Christmas treeWe’ll open up our presents
Thanksgiving, 2020
Today is Thanksgiving Day.This year we are reprinting The Thanksgiving Goose a fictional story by Fannie Wilder Brown from The Youth's
Election Day, 2020
by Jack Le MoineHere are some thoughts on today's election.As of the early morning hours of the day after, it was not clear who won the
Columbus Day, 2020
Columbus’ discovery of the Americas was an event of the highest importance in the history of the world. Through Columbus the Europeans discovered the
Labor Day, 2020
Today is Labor Day. We remember all work: wage earners, independent contractors, entrepreneurs, managers, clergy, and non-profit semi-volunteers. Work
July Fourth, 2020
Today is July 4th.This year we’re reprinting THE FOURTH OF JULY, a short story by author unknown published in Autumn Leaves in 1853, edited by