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July 1, 1898: Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders Storm San Juan Hill, Cuba

On this day in 1898, American forces and Theodore Roosevelt’s First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the “Rough Riders”) defeated Spanish forces at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.  This victory was a defining moment in the Spanish-American War because it led to Spanish surrender about a month later, effectively concluding the war.

The Rough Riders were a mixed troop, composed of cowboys, Native Americans, African Americans, miners, hunters, law enforcement, and college students.  Roosevelt’s leadership of the cavalry made him a war hero and helped him advance his political career to become Vice President and eventually President. 

Explore the Roosevelts’ lives with the site for Ken Burns’s upcoming film, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.

Watch a clip from the upcoming film about Teddy Roosevelt’s involvement in the Spanish-American War.

Photo: Lt. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt of the Rough Riders, 1898 . Credit: Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University

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Better than the biker gang.

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Sailor gets a tattoo, 1920s

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1959 Robo-Vac

"Anne Anderson in Whirlpool ‘Miracle Kitchen of the Future,’ a display at the American National Exhibition in Moscow." Kodachrome by Bob Lerner for the Look magazine article "What the Russians Will See." - Via

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Futuristic History. Enough said.

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Photography is more important to history than some know. Julius Shulman appreciated the architectural side of photography and because of him we can too. Enjoy.

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The Great Depression, 1929-1933

Men waiting in line for an opportunity at a job during the Depression, 1930.

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Will Americans appreciate life again as in these times?

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1920

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oh boy. :)

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"Historic" Selfie.

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Mekatilili Wa Menza (Makatilili)

Art by Cassaundra A Sloan (tumblr)

By 1913, British occupation of coastal Kenya had led to a colonial hut tax.  Non-payment of the tax resulted in forced labor in British owned sisal and rubber plantations.  Mekatilili stood against the British and the corrupt headmen who supported these policies.  A skilled orator, she travelled from village to village to round up support for rebellion.  To spread her message, Mekatilili also danced kifudu, a sacred funeral dance, at her public meetings.

Mekatilili was arrested by the British and exiled hundreds of miles away. Five years later, she returned to her native area where she continued to oppose the imposition of colonial policies and ordinances.

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The History of Women is always something to be mentioned. Enjoy!

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Cardigan History The Cardigan is a classic look that has been worn for longer than some realize and like all else nothing is new under the Sun. Some say history helps us find our own style, do you agree? Beginnings of the Cardigan The accepted story of the cardigan sweater begins as far back as the mid 1800's during the Crimean War. James Thomas Brudenell was the 7th Earl of Cardigan - and he's who the sweater was named after. This British military commander served in this war and thus began the wearing of the cardigan sweater in popular culture. But the cardigan sweater became very popular in the 17th century with the French and in the British Isles with the fisherman of the times. These sweaters proved to be invaluable on the cold seas. Once fashioned with harder materials like wool, this one piece sweater generally has buttons or other fastening pieces in the front. These buttons will help to close the front of the sweater either from the bottom to the top or perhaps only to the middle of the torso, depending on the style and the cut. Some cardigans will also have zippers instead of buttons that can help to secure the sweater in the front. Source: fibretofashion.com

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Did you know that Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini first owned a tractor company? Neither did I, in fact that’s what started it all, the car that was know as an “unexplained extravagance” we all know today. You gotta love history.

• The history of ‘Lamborghini Automobili’ officially starts in 1963.

• Ferruccio Lamborghini, born in 1916, was a capable, impetuous, strong-willed leading character in the foundation of the company and the early phases of its extraordinary history.

Read on forte very interesting history on the famous car, the Lamborghini.

By the time he decided to build a factory of luxury sports cars, Ferruccio was already a very wealthy man. In the period following World War II, he founded his tractor factory, which he launched with energy and determination, creating a major point of reference in this industry. Other businesses followed, and he amassed his fortune at the perfect time, before his fiftieth birthday. By the early Sixties, Lamborghini was a powerful and successful man who knew exactly what he wanted, but when he said he would build a super sports car to compete with Ferrari, many people thought he was mad. Constructing that kind of car was viewed as an unexplainable extravagance, a hazardous leap in the dark, and something that would squander his fortune without ever turning a profit. Source: Lamborghini.com

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The iconic architecture created by Frank Lloyd Wright has been idolized by the world over. His work can be found in many places, including New York, and California. Here’s a little history on Mr. Wright and his famous work:

• In 1915, the Japanese Emperor commissioned Wright to design the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. He spent the next seven years on the project, a beautiful and revolutionary building that Wright claimed was “earthquake proof.” Only one year after its completion, the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 devastated the city and tested the architect’s claim. Wright’s Imperial Hotel was the city’s only large structure to survive the earthquake intact. Source:FrankLlyoydWright.com

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Fedora in Motion: History is always moving and through it are timeless classics that keep it in motion. The Fedora is a beautiful hat that can be worn in any occasion. See how you look in crisp Fedora and I bet you’ll enjoy.

Here’s a few history tidbits:

The term fedora was in use as early as 1891. Its popularity soared, and eventually it eclipsed the similar-looking homburg. Fedoras can be found in nearly any color, but black, grey, tan ("fawn"), and dark brown are the most popular. Some fedoras have no crease and are also referred to as bucket style hats. Source: Wikipedia

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Beautiful Sausalito, Ca

If you ever get a chance, go visit this beautiful town nestled close to the Golden Gate Bridge. With beautiful views and great food, you will not regret a day roaming and taking in the southern facing sun with picturesque views of the city by the bay. Here’s a little history, brought to you by the Sausalito historical society:

"For over 3,000 years, before white settlers arrived, Native Americans known as the Coast Miwok occupied the stretch of shoreline and hills that is now Sausalito. They were peaceful hunter-gatherers whose shell mounds, artifacts and burial “middens” still reside under the surface of our modern-day town. In 1775 the Miwoks’ tranquil way of life was forever changed when the Spanish ship San Carlos arrived carrying the first European explorers to enter by sea what is now called San Francisco Bay. From the small willow trees growing along the stream banks of this area, they called it Saucito (little willow), a name that later evolved into “Saucelito,” and ultimately “Sausalito.”

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Gary Larson - sometimes you just need a classic cartoon to get a good laugh.

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San Francisco City Hall SF City Hall is very beautiful building, and generally with beauty comes rich history. Enjoy: • Old City Hall, was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. After its collapse, it was discovered that it had been built very shoddily; many walls were full of sand. • Construction began in 1870, was finished 27 years later, in 1897, and cost six million dollars. Just nine years later it was all but destroyed by the earthquake and fire of 1906. It was a nineteenth-century thing; you give a contract to friends, or friends of friends. With seven chief architects, over twenty-seven years there was ineptitude after ineptitude. • Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe were married at City Hall in 1954. Source: foundSF.com/SFGov.org Picture Source: Mark Maroon

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SF Chinatown • In the mid-1840's, following defeat by Britain in the first Opium War, a series of natural catastrophes occurred across China resulting in famine, peasant uprisings and rebellions. Understandably, when the news of gold and opportunity in far away Gum San, (Golden Mountain- the Chinese name for America) reached China, many Chinese seized the opportunity to seek their fortune. Source: PBS.org Picture Source: Mark Maroon

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For the love of the Palace. Palace of Fine Arts.

• After the devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was anxious to show the world that it had risen from the ashes.

• In 1910, business and civic leaders gathered to discuss making San Francisco the site of the century’s first great world’s fair.

•In just two hours, they raised $4 million — and beat out competitors New Orleans and Washington, D.C., to host the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition.

Source: lovethepalace.org

Picture Source: Mark Maroon