Today in History and Aviation Echoes Across Lake Constance
A fragmented column notes November 21 milestones from 1718 Blackbeard’s death to balloon flights in 1783 and 1789 North Carolina ratifying the Constitution. It recalls British aerial raids on Friedrichshafen over Lake Constance, Swiss frontier quirks, and early aeronautics linked to Zeppelin era tensions, with brief biographical glimpses of notable figures and anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Constance
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Switzerland
Businge
Switzer dv
Annemasse
Clase
Geneva
Lake Comstane
Ppelinermann
Virginia
Edward Teach
Blackbeard
Jamaica
Ocracoke Inlet
North Carolina
Robert Maynard
H. M. S. Pearl
Eden
You are wrong if you believe Shakespeare penned famous line
The letters discuss misattributions of quotes to Shakespeare and name Colley Cibber as the interpolator of the line “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.” It notes Shakespeare spellings in signatures and a claim about dog names and cattlegut origin. Also mentions Falling Creek ironworks and its destruction by Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francoia Marie Arouet
Voltaire
Casanova
Hey Green
Mary Johnson
William H
Bill” Murray
Oklahoma
Herbert Lee Pratt
Shakespere
Richard SI
Colley Cibber
Avon
Shakespeare
W. Bates
Butte, Mont
Falling Creek
New York’s after-dark dining and nightlife in 1930s era eateries
In New York City a portrait emerges of old time restaurants and bars on Cedar and Broad streets with waiters, cashiers, and a stark, unadorned charm. The piece notes famed venues like Ye Olde Chop House and Schwartz’s, alongside a sketch of Broadway gamblers and celebrity chefs amid a changing entertainment scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Yorker
Ef Inc
the & Loneif
PyArgent
Lelanrels
Cedar Street
Gold Street
van Axel’s
Broad Street
Stock Exchange
Schwartz's
Schwartz’s
Bridge Street
Gen. Washington
Fraunce’s
Fulton
Dever
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark Kinnaird
Cancel Vrees Apaucteti
Danzig
Baty
Pontivad
Venice
Zeppelin
England
Pilatre Rozier
Mardis Daianites
Chateau
la Mouette
Paris
Etienne Montcolfier
Mar- Avlanches
Louis VII
de Rogier
de Rozier
d’Arlandes
Benjamin Franklin
Montgoliier
d'Amandes
Franklin
Ter Dee Jer Foal Mei Petal
Giana Sonam
National Laboratories
Elean
Schroll Coal
Central Press Association
The
E. F. Reger
Herman Binninger
Reger & Binninger
Elyria, Ohio
Der
Yser
O.O Mcintyre
Mickey
Pop Bye the Sailor
Boop
46Th Street
Mochaya
Kim
Daman Runyon
Long Island
Oscar
Libbyman
Death Watch
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Elyria
Oscar Haserodt
C.h.merthe & Co
Elyrua
Merthe
Gladstone
Dorothy Perkins
Part
Orchid
Fioox
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!