Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Go behind the scenes and learn how city leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin grappled with Mother Nature’s wrath. Determine whether or not many homes got heated with coal during the 1940’s. Discover what motorists were forced to rely upon regarding their cars cooling systems. Find out if the Mississippi River is home to an assortment of different bird species. Learn about different projects that the Army Corps of Engineers performed along Mississippi River leading up to and around 1940. Discover how one particular 50 Mile stretch of the Mississippi River became a frozen hot spot for duck hunters. Learn about some cardinal rules which duck hunters must understand without fail. Find out if hunting in particular was considered strong come early morning November 11, 1940. Get an in depth analysis report behind temperature fluctuations in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Understand tragic circumstances behind one hunter’s death including why another hunter survived. Learn more about different survival strategies hunters could’ve exercised. Agree if it’s fair to say that there were as many hunters whom died within close proximity to safety as there were those of the exact opposite. Get introduced to Car Ferry Vessel City of Saginaw 31 including her uphill fight against Mother Nature on November 11.

Get to know why combers are important. Receive an in depth analysis report behind SS Novadoc’s journey on Lake Michigan starting around 12PM come November 11. Get introduced to William Krewell, Little Sable Point’s Lighthouse Keeper, including his role behind performing communication miracle networking when so many other people were experiencing the exact opposite. Learn about the procedures which United States Coast Guard Stations along Lake Michigan required their crews to perform. Determine if there are special vessels within United States Coast Guard. Come across an unexpected situation impacting the Coast Guard along Lake Michigan Monday November 11. Discover just how intense the overall wind speed came out to be exactly along Lake Michigan. Learn exactly how bad the storm impacted Lansing Shoals Lighthouse. Figure out what exactly was the most widely common transportation practice operating regularly between Michigan’s Upper & Lower Peninsula’s in 1940. Go behind the scenes and understand why Little Bay de Noc endured the storm’s overall brunt. Determine if Michigan’s Lower Peninsula had fared any better than her counterpart to the north.

Get introduced to 3 Great Lakes Vessels from SS Novadoc, SS William B. Davock, & SS Anna C. Minch. Discover if any of the three vessels had a Non-Clean Sailing Record. Learn about the paths each vessel took in going towards targeted destination. Figure out which Great Lake doesn’t border Canada. Get acquainted with Straight Decker Vessels including their advantages compared to what predecessors before them lacked. Learn exactly what was lacking in 1940 from a weather technological standpoint. Understand importance behind Signal Stations including Storm Warning Flags. Determine exactly what makes Great Lakes Waters so unique but yet very unpredictable. Discover which Great Lake to be the southernmost, shallowest, & smallest per volume. Get an in depth analysis behind Wave Buildup and how ships are impacted. Go behind the scenes and learn about what was taking place in Chicago & Joliet, Illinois, including Gary, Indiana on November 11.

Discover come early November 1940 what Americans came upon from a weather standpoint per those residing in the Upper Midwest. Learn exactly what the biggest concern was facing greater American Public come November 1940. Understand why date of November 11 is important. Receive an in depth analysis behind what took place just 4 Days prior to November 11 from a weather standpoint including something grand via engineering 4 Months earlier. Learn how the National Weather Service received an unexpected weather alert surprise on top of what was already being tracked. Go behind the scenes and learn how second storm evolved. Get introduced to low pressure troughs including weather balloons. Learn how newspapers throughout the Midwest reported about the incoming weather system pattern including an odd customary weather practice. Get acquainted with Extratropical Cyclone/Synoptic Weather Pattern Systems.

Learn if Benjamin Lincoln himself attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 as a delegate from Massachusetts. Discover the importance behind what took place come February 6, 1788 which Lincoln himself participated in. Find out why February 4, 1789 was unique which involved Lincoln. Get to know Benjamin Lincoln’s political ideologies including the party he chose. Learn if Lincoln shared something in common with another high ranking Revolutionary War Officer from a political ideology standpoint. Discover what Lincoln himself engaged in during the 1790’s. Go behind the scenes and learn about an elite group which Lincoln joined come 1783. Discover what unique things took place politically in 1800 that Lincoln witnessed. Understand the importance behind May 9, 1810 including the greater legacy behind Lincoln’s life.

Determine just how much money Benjamin Lincoln raised in establishing the privately funded militia. Get to know Luke Day including if he has any similarities with Daniel Shay’s. Get introduced to Militia Commander William Shepard. Understand the importance behind Springfield Armory including when it first originated. Learn how Daniel Shay’s & Luke Day went about mobilizing their troops. Discover what orders Militia General William Shepard was to perform per Governor Bowdoin’s request. Determine how the insurgents went about getting organized. Understand the significance about January 25, 1787 including any setbacks impacting one side over the other. Discover just how quick & decisive General Lincoln’s Troop Forces were in quashing down dissident upheaval within Berkshire, Hampshire, & Worcester Counties. Learn what the Massachusetts General Court provided Governor Bowdoin with power wise. Find out what the Massachusetts Legislature enacted on February 16, 1787 which was shocking. Learn whether or not Governor Bowdoin won reelection in April 1787. Understand the importance behind Number 4,000. Learn if in fact Daniel Shay’s received a pardon. Go behind the scenes and discover how end results got attained per outstanding hardships endured by Massachusetts’s Farmers. Decide if it’s fair to say that Shays’s Rebellion led many to question the legitimacy behind Articles of Confederation. Understand the importance behind Daniel Shays’s Gravestone from past to present.

Determine which document the 13 Colonies unanimously approved after ratification was completed come March 1, 1781. Discover how different the economy per towns within Central & Western Massachusetts were versus Eastern Massachusetts. Learn what practice many people engaged in within Central & Western Massachusetts as they lacked major assets. Agree if it’s fair to say that those in the west struggled when meeting demands imposed upon them beyond their control. Learn firsthand how Revolutionary War Veterans faced financial hardships prior to and after wars end. Get introduced to a Continental Army Officer whom resigned come early October 1780. Decide if it’s fair to say whether or not Massachusetts is no stranger regarding protest & turmoil during 18th Century. Understand importance of direct action. Get a timeline of what happens between late August into early September 1786. Learn firsthand how Benjamin Lincoln shared some of the dissidents concerns. Go behind the scenes and learn what Samuel Adams drew up resolution wise which insurgents considered unfair. Get to know Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin including how much pressure he was under by Fall 1786. Discover what Governor Bowdoin proposed in early January 1787 including whom he selected as military commander.

Discover when the first report of Charleston’s fall officially made its way to Philadelphia. Find out if any resentment behind Charleston’s falling weighed heavily within Congress’s hallways. Learn whom replaced General Lincoln as new Southern Department Commander. Learn if General Lincoln requested a formal hearing in the aftermath of Charleston’s falling. Determine if General Lincoln was granted parole status following Charleston’s Surrender. Discover what takes place between September-November 1780 involving Lincoln and William Phillips, a British Officer. Determine if there was a presence of French Forces stationed up north prior to 1780 ending. Get a timeline of where General Lincoln gets sent between March-July 1781. Discover which French Officer was most influential in persuading Generals Washington & Rochambeau to look elsewhere per launching an attack by land and sea against the British. Get an in depth analysis report behind why General Washington sought secrecy for intended destination. Learn exactly when the official siege operation began including its final ramifications.

Discover when exactly the Virginia Continental’s arrived into Charleston. Be surprised to discover just how many days it took the Virginia Continental Line to make their way into South Carolina including overall mileage. Find out what British General Sir Henry Clinton ordered the Americans to conduct come April 10, 1780. Determine just how bad the end results were behind Britain’s devastating bombardment which began on April 10. Get a brief timeline of events from April 14-21 involving both sides. Learn exactly what General Benjamin Lincoln requested around 12PM on April 21. Get introduced to General Louis Duportail. Discover what happened to American Forces at Fort Moultrie come May 7, 1780 including action taken by General Clinton the following day. Learn what formal matter takes place come May 12 benefiting one side while negatively impacting the other. Determine just how long Charleston’s Siege lasted. Find out whether or not the Americans got provided with any honors of war privilege requests following their defeat. Go behind the scenes and learn just how many prisoners the British captured following Charleston’s Siege including where prisoners themselves got sent. Decide if it’s fair to agree that time itself simply ran out for General Lincoln knowing how many obstacles he faced despite giving everything there was when the going got tough.