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On June 27, 1974, Cesar Chavez joined United Farm Workers union workers outside Hills Supermarket in Yonkers. They were picketing the supermarket to discourage shoppers from buying non-union Gallo wine, grapes, and lettuce.

October 17 is the 248th anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga.

For Hispanic Heritage Month, an interesting podcast to listen to is The Mysteries of Latin America Podcast. In this show,

Diss and Tell is a podcast about celebrity feuds.

Real Survival Stories is a podcast about true stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary situations.

Lost Ballparks is a nostalgic podcast about old baseball stadiums and the history of the sport in general. The host is Mike Koser who had a career in radio and television.

There has been much news recently about the University of Idaho Murders.

August 23rd marks the 98th anniversary of the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

The Bomb is a podcast about the creation of atomic bombs during World War Two.

The Bowery Boys is an interesting podcast about New York City history. The hosts are Tom Meyers and Greg Young. The episodes I listened to are about Freedomland U.S.A.

On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts, an African-American infantry regiment during the American Civil War, and other units commanded by General Quincy A.

Melvin Goldstein was a medic with the United States Army from Army from 1946 to 1947. During his service, he was stationed in the Philippines. While he was there, he photographed World War Two battlefields in Corregidor and Manila.

Colonel Ray L. Trautman was Chief Army Librarian of the US Army during World War Two.

During the 

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. His family moved to Indiana in 1816 and then to Illinois in 1830. He self taught himself the law and passed the Illinois bar to become a lawyer.