• Commonplaces
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sergneri

Commonplaces

Aide-Memoire

1877

Rancor in 1877 – Inauguration Postponed

February 20, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In searching for a suitable article to include in my “This Day in History” section, I chose the February 20th, 1877 edition of the Sacramento Union to try to find something interesting. There was column after column of reports on the volatile situation in Congress surrounding the contested 1876 election of Hayes and Tilden. The electoral … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: 1877, 2017, Democrat, Hayes, Louisiana, Oregon, Republican, The White League, Tilden

Played with a Musket.

December 28, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California,13 July 1877 Little Rock, July 12th. — This morning, Samuel Myers’ young child, while playing with an old mus- ket, shot the ramrod right through the body and arms of Samuel Welch, a young companion. The wound is not necessarily fatal. San Bernardino Sun, 1 January 1947 Gun Accident Takes Life of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 1857, 1877, 1947, accidental, bullet, Children, guns, Musket, pistol, rifle, shooting

Copyright © 2025 Commonplaces.

Omega WordPress Theme by ThemeHall