SEASON'S GREETINGS

Greetings to you and yours during this JOYOUS SEASON! Larry Elkins - elkinsphotos.com

JOHN ADAMS - PATRIOT OR TORY

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Why did American patriot and future U.S. President John Adams choose to mount a defense on behalf of the British soldiers who shot and killed protesting Bostonians during an incident that has become known as the Boston Massacre? The answer will appear in our next post. (Meanwhile, check out my website www.elkinsphotos.com and my photo related blog sites elkinsphotos-bisbee and history of photography-elkinsphotos.) Larry Elkins - Elkinsphotos Fine Art Photography

BARBER POLE

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Barber poles derive from the practice of bloodletting. Barbers, at one time, served as bloodletters as well as haircutters. The barber's pole is emplematic of blood soaked bandages. Today's barbers, in contrast to their predecessors, try not to draw blood. LARRY ELKINS - elkinsphotos.com

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH - TOMBSTONE AZ

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Tombstone Arizona is the oldest Protestant church in what is now the State of Arizona. An outbuilding now used as a Sunday school was formerly a brothel. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINS PHOTOS

THE OTHER BOLEYN

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Mary Boleyn was King Henry VIII's mistress. It is widely believed that Mary bore one or more of the king's children. Mary was the sister of Anne Boleyn, Henry's subsequent second wife.

SCHOOL INTEGRATION

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - On May 17th, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Brown v. Board of Education that public school segregation was unconstitutional.

ARIZONA - THE VALENTINE STATE

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Arizona, admitted to the Union on February 14th, 1912, is affectionately known as the Valentine State.

GEORGE WASHINGTON - THE EIGHTH PRESIDENT

Everyone knows that George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.Or was he? Actually, John Hanson was the first president. George Washington was actually the eighth president. Hanson served under the Articles of Confederation which were adopted in 1781. Six more men served as president prior to adoption of the present constitution. Washington was the first president of the United States as organized under the present constitution.

I'M A PEPPER - HE'S A PEPPER

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Civil War surgeon Charles T. Pepper would probably not be remembered today had not a soft drink been named for him. The soft drink, of course, was Dr. Pepper.

THE DEATH OF SOCRATES

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Convicted on charges of having corrupted the youth if Athens, the renowned Greek philosopher Socrates was put to death by forced ingestion of the poison hemlock. Socrates was actually afforded a chance to escape but chose not to.

KING TUT

Today's History's Tidbit - Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who assumed the throne of Egypt at the age of nine, ruled for a mere ten years. There has been much speculation that the young pharaoh's untimely death was a result of intentional homicide.

J.F.K. SHOT IN DALLAS 11/22/1963

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot to death in Dallas Texas. There is still considerable controversy over whether Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin.By the way, I forgot to give you the answer to the Dodgers question. The Dodgers won.

YOU SAY HOUDINI - I SAY HARDEEN - LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF.

Today's History's Tidbit - Famed magician iHarry Houdin engaged in a bitter feud with fellow magician Theo Hardeen. For years, each illusionist attempted to outdo the other. The feud however, turned out to be a publicity stunt staged by the two men. Houdini's real name was Eric Weisz. Theo Hardeen's real name was Theodore Weisz. The two 'feuding' magicians were actually brothers.

THE BROOKLYN DODGERS NO MORE

Here's today's tidbit. The Brooklyn Dodgers moved the franchise to Los Angeles 1n 1958. The new Los Angeles Dodgers played their first game in L.A. April 18th, 1958 against the San Francisco Giants. Who won that game? Find out on the next History' Tidbit.

THE BURNING MAN

Today's History's Tidbit - Jacques de Molay, last grand master of the Knights Templar, was burned at the stake on March 18th, 1314. As a further punishment for his having recanted a confession of heresy he had made under torture, his executioners saw to it that his death did not come quickly. They slowly cooked de Molay to death.

DOC HOLLIDAY - HAVE GUN WILL PULL TEETH

Here's another HISTORY'S TIDBIT. But first I'll provide you with the answer to the riddle included in the last tidbit. Sam Houston served as governor of Tennessee and Texas. He also served as a U.S. Senator from both Tennessee and Texas. He also served two unconsecutive terms as president of the Republic of Texas Now, on to the next tidbit. Do you know why John H. Holliday was referred to as Doc Holliday? Although not a medical doctor, Holliday was a dentist. By the time he reached Tombstone however, he was far better known as a gunman than as a puller of teeth. By; the way, check out my website elkinsphotos.com and view the photo essay on vintage baseball. Larry Elkins

A TIDBIT RIDDLED WITH FACTS

Hi. I'm Larry Elkins from elkinsphotos.com. I'll be bringng you HISTORY'S TIDBITS, brief facts concerning interesting people and events from world history. This first History's Tidbit concerns a man who holds a unique place in American history. This person served as governor of two states and as a U.S. Senator from two states. In addition, he served as president of a sovereign nation (not the United States). Who was this person? I'll disclose his name in my next post on History's Tidbits.

JUST A TIDBIT HERE AND THERE

This; blog will feature tidbits of history from around the world.