At the half-century mark of the Twentieth Century, the “war to end all wars” had been fought and won. The surrender of Germany that ended the conflict in Europe on May 8, 1945 was labelled Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day. Later that same year the Japanese surrendered to Allied forces on ...

I welcome ideas for these history articles. This one came from my wife Suzanne when she saw an article from interestingfacts.com. Thank you, dear! Readers may have a vague recollection that a Marietta native was Vice President of the United States. It’s true. Charles Gates Dawes of the ...

“To the American who is more than satisfied with himself and his country this volume is affectionately dedicated.” So reads the opening dedication to J.A. Mitchell’s 1889 novel “The Last American.” An early example of post-apocalyptic literature, this brief tale describes a crew of ...

It’s clear to nearly everyone how important area rivers are to not only the people who live in the Mid-Ohio Valley but also the plants and animals that call the area home. The Ohio, Muskingum, Little Kanawha, Hocking, Little Hocking and Little Muskingum provided early inhabitants ...

Eighty years ago this week our country did something that had never been done before or since. They exploded an “atom bomb” over a populated area – the horrific result shocked the world. The Times on Aug. 8, 1945 reported the Aug. 6 attack — 100,000 KILLED BY ATOM BOMB EXPLOSION. ...

This is an oft-quoted line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” A sailor is adrift at sea and runs out of drinking water. Though surrounded by water, he can’t drink it because it’s salt water. Williamstown WV faced a similar situation on December ...