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Continue reading →: July 28, 1917: The Silent Parade
On this day in 108 years ago, the Silent Parade was held in New York City in protest of violence against African-Americans in the United States. The…
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Continue reading →: July 27, 1794: Maximilien Robespierre Overthrown
Today in France 231 years ago, after contributing to the executions of a great number of people during the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre himself was overthrown and…
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Continue reading →: Summer Is for Cousins by Rajani LaRoccaMy five-year-old child’s rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (See my kids’ rating system here.) My thoughts: What a lovely story! I enjoyed the vivid illustrations. (The ice cream stand’s name…
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Continue reading →: Our Book Rating System
We have a lot of books–hundreds if not a thousand–in this household. I do buy increasing numbers of digital books and prefer those because I can access…
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Continue reading →: July 26, 1953: Castro Leads the Moncada Barracks Attack in Cuba
On this date 72 years ago, Fidel Castro led an attack on the Moncada Barracks in Cuba, an attack that failed at the time but helped launch…
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