This Day In History: November 26, 1894 “I am yours, you are mine, of that be sure. You are locked in my heart, the little key is lost and now you must stay there forever.” – Alix to Nicholas They first met in 1884 when Princess Alix of Hesse (later Empress Alexandra) was 12 and Nicholas was 16 at a […]

This Day In History: November 25, 1970 Yukio Mishima was born as Kimitake Hiraoka in 1925. Often referred to as the “Japanese Hemingway,” Mishima was arguably the best known Japanese author of the twentieth century. Many of his works were translated into English, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on three occasions. Mishima was an enigma […]

This Day In History: November 24, 1807 The Native Americans and the colonists lived in closer proximity than modern Americans often realize. They worked as tailors, carpenters, whalers, and in other contemporary occupations. Native Americans were an integral part of the colonial economy, and their presence in colonial villages was completely unremarkable on the whole. When the Revolutionary War broke […]

This Day In History: November 23, 1936 The issue of an extramarital affair, Robert Johnson was born as Robert Dodds in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, the son of Julia Dodds and Noah Johnson. (Julia briefly took up with Noah after her husband and father of her other ten children had to flee town in order to avoid being hanged after he injured […]

This Day In History: November 19, 1964 Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard had to be tenacious to get their big break. When they first auditioned for Berry Gordy at Motown under the group name The Primettes, he told them to come back after they’d finished high school. Undaunted, the three girls loitered around the Motown office after school, […]