Eldon CallawayMay 19, 20204 minBehind Lincoln's Assassination 4) To Apprehend BoothIn this second to last segment, we will look to the assassination itself and Booth's escape. At 9:30pm, John Wilkes Booth arrived at...
Eldon CallawayNov 7, 20192 minBehind Lincoln's Assassination 3)George AtzerodtThis third segment will flesh out the rest of John Wilkes Booth's band of conspirators. Booth tasked the assassination of Vice President...
Eldon CallawayFeb 7, 20193 minBehind Lincoln's Assassination - 2) Lewis PowellIn the second segment of Behind Lincoln's Assassination, we switch to Booth's plot to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward. Lewis...
Eldon CallawayNov 9, 20183 minBehind Lincoln's Assassination - 1) BoothEveryone in the nation knows of Lincoln's assassination, but many do not know the events leading up to that fateful evening. In this...
Eldon CallawayMar 15, 20188 minSalem Witch TrialsThis month I thought to go a bit further back in our history to a time when our fears took the better of us as a people. I recently...
Eldon CallawayJan 19, 20184 minGalveston Hurricane 9/8/1900Due to so many natural disasters currently in the news, This month is dedicated to one of the worst natural disasters to hit the United...
Eldon CallawayNov 10, 20172 minProhibition and the Untouchables (Part 3)This will conclude the three-part blog that began with Prohibition and continued with Capone and the mobs. This last part will cover...
Eldon CallawayOct 17, 20173 minProhibition and the Untouchables (Part 2)Continuing from Part One on Prohibition, Part Two will center around Al Capone and the gangs of Chicago. As always, comments are...
Eldon CallawaySep 14, 20172 minProhibition and the Untouchables (Part 1)This month will touch on the section of American history dealing with Prohibition, Al Capone, and the Untouchables. As always, feel free...
Eldon CallawayAug 8, 20172 minThe attack on Pearl HarborDecember 7, 1941. Young and old alike learn what happened on this day in United States history. It was this day that brought the United...
Eldon CallawayJul 2, 20172 minThe attempted assassination of ReaganA major story point in The Quarter Year Man deals with the assassination attempt of then President Ronald Reagan. To help the reader...