Jan. 27th This day in Providential History.

Here are some of the things that happened today in history.

In 1890 Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world trip in 72 days.
In 1945 In World War 2 The Battle of the Bulge ends.
In 1994 the Clementine space program is launched.
In 1995 The Norwegian Rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
In 1999 a 6.0 Richter scale earthquake hits Western Columbia killing at least 1,000.


To see the complete list's of Events, Births, and Deaths. Click Here.

The Exploration Era - Part 3 Columbus's Adventures on his Second Voyage. Part 2

Now I will continue where I left off on my last post.

Soon the saw land. Most of the natives fled after seeing the ships coming and left food that was much welcome to the hungry sailors who were with Columbus. They asked the natives when they finally came out of hiding where they could find Gold. They pointed south so in a couple of days the neared land. But suddenly as they drew near at least three score men in ten dugouts came at them yelling and meaning war. Now a young red man named Colon who knew both Spanish and the language of the red men soothed the warlike crowd with kind words and gifts. Then they drew near to isle the beach was suddenly filled with natives armed for war. Columbus decided to attack so that the natives would not think themselves more highly than them. So with their guns and crossbows they set them to flight.

Columbus called the island Santiago but now it is called Jamaica. They still thought though that they were near Japan. But the crews were sick and the ships worn down and the food was going bad.

They followed the coast of Cuba and he thought that it was the mainland of China. But Columbus fell ill and they had to return to Isabella.

Now ships from Spain arrived with fresh supplies. Columbus was extremely busy with quelling the strife between the forts and red men. One of the chiefs came and warned him that the chiefs were in league to destroy them. On top of that the Lord of the House of Gold was on the warpath. He could not easily get to his lands for they were on the other side of the island and it had dense forests, deep streams and high rocks that kept invaders out. He sent a man named Ojeda who was a man known to do daring feats. With ten bold men on horse to go and capture the Lord of the House of Gold.

Ojeda got their and became friends with the chief. He urged him to go to Columbus and treat with him. Now Ojeda also told him that if he came that he would give them the bell of the small church in Isabella. Now when the red men heard it calling for mass they thought that it spoke and the white men paid heed to it. Now the Lord of the House of Gold wanted that bell very badly so he agreed. When they left Ojeda was surprised at the enormous force of Armed men that the Lord of the House of Gold was taking with them. When Ojeda Asked why the large force was necessary The Lord of the House of Gold said that it would not do for a great prince to go out with a small train.

Ojeda feared that the Lord of the House of Gold was going to do some dark deed. Columbus either wanted to make peace with him or take him captive so Ojeda thought up a bold scheme. They came to a large stream. and Ojeda brought forth a pair of handcuff and told the chief that they had come down from the skies and were worn by the kings of Spain, and that they were gifts from them. He also said that if he put them on and cross the stream with them on a horse that his tribe would look up to him in awe. The chief was pleased to wear the bright steel and ride the strange animals. Then they crossed the stream and then they rode away as fast as they could. They made it back to Isabella with the Lord of the House of Gold in the handcuffs.

To be continued.

January 19th This day in Providential History.

Here are some of the things that happened today in Providential History.

In 1807 Confederate General Robert E. Lee was born.
In 1809 Edgar Allen Poe was born.
In 1883 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison begins service in New Jersey.
In 1917 German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends the Zimmermann telegraph that proposes a German-Mexican Allaince against the U.S.
In 1977 Snow falls in Maimi, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. Snow also fell in the Bahamas.

These are only a few of the many events, deaths and Births. Click here to see the rest.

Jan 7th This day in providential History.

Here are some of the things that happened today in Providential History.

In 1610 Galileo discovers four moons orbiting Jupiter.
In 1927 Thew first Transatlantic phone call is made. New York to London.
In 1942 WWII The Siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins.

These are only a few of the many events, deaths and Births. Click here to see the rest.

Jan 6th. This day in Providential History.

Here are some of the things that happened today in history.

In 1492 the first mass happened in the town of Isabella.
In 1838 Samuel Morse successfully tests the first electric telegraph.
In 1912 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th state in the United states of America.
In 1995 A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bonjinka, a mass-terrorist attack.

These are just a few of the things that happened to day in Providential History.

To see the complete list's of Events, Births, and Deaths. Click here.

The Exploration Era-Part 2 Columbus's Adventures on his Second Voyage.

In this post I will go in depth on Columbus's Second Voyage.

On December 7th, Columbus was headed for the port of La Plata, but was blown off course and was forced to land at a natural port. He was though much pleased with the place. Their were two streams one big one small the soil their was good, and the streams were full of fish. Columbus decided that he would make a town their. Soon all were put to work and all the guns, tools, and livestock. Were on shore, and soon the new town, which Columbus named Isabella after the Queen of Spain. Unfortunately many of the men were sick in their minds. They had come for gold. And since sea travel was not very comfortable they were all tired and need of rest. But unfortunately for them, their was no rest for them. Columbus himself fell ill from over exerting himself. Many others in the town also fell ill.

Soon Columbus sent the ships back to Spain. He himself was disappointed that he could not send them back laden with rich stores that would have been gained by the fort. He did though send back a little gold that had been found and some of the fruits and plants. He asked though for the King and Queen to send him food, medicines, and guns for the fledgling town. He also asked for some workmen, and men who knew how to work in mines and could smelt and cleanse ore.

He had a little earlier captured some Carib men and women. He sent them with the 12 ships he sent back from his original 17. In Spain great hopes were raised by Columbus's letter.

Back at the Isabella the men were want to return home. So some men laid a scheme to take some if not all of the five ships that were docked. Fortunately they were found out. The chief man was held in irons in one of the ships.

When Columbus recovered from his illness he and a party of men went out in search of a gold mine. On March 12th they set out. After a two or three day hike they came to a place were their was gold in the streams. The natives their were k9ind and they brought them food and grains of gold that they found in the streams. Columbus built a fort their and left in the charge of one of the Dons with 56 men. He returned to the town on March 29th well pleased with his excursion.

Soon though word came that the local natives near the fort, were about to go on the war path. Their chief's name was The Lord of the House of Gold. The fact was that after Columbus left they started to do the red men all sorts of wrongs to get their gold.

But Columbus had no fear of the fort. For the Natives had a fear and awe of the white men. Columbus did send the Don a score of men, food and ammunition. So that they could work on the road between the town and the fort.

Columbus's chief concern though was for the people in the town. Many were sick and the bread ran out and the flour ran low. Columbus then said that those who did not work did not eat. This hurt many of the young men of high rank who were to dignified to get their hands dirty. They had come to get richer but not by toil. Columbus was forced to make them work.

Columbus decided that he would go out in search of new lands. So he took the there small ships and set sail on April 24th.

I will finish this story in my next post.

Jan. 5th, This Day in Providential History.

Here just a few of the things that happened today in history.

In 1759 George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis
In 1846 The US House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the UK.
In 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.
In 2006 Eris the largest known Dwarf Planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Micheal Brown, Chad Trujilo and David Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
In 1943 George Washington Carver died.

To check out the full list of Events, deaths, and births. Click here!

Isaac Newton

Today is Isaac Newtons birthday, he was a physicist, mathematician, Astronomer, alchemist, natural philosopher, and a theologian. He is considered one of the greatest scientist of all time. In 1687 he published his first work (It was actually three books.) called Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica which is Latin for Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. It is considered one of the most influential books ever written. It layed the ground work for classical mechanics. In this work Newton explains Universal Gravitation and the three Laws of Motion which dominated the scientific view of the physical Universe for the next three centuries.

Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours that form the visible spectrum. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling.

Newton died on March 31rst 1727.

Newton remains influential to scientists, as demonstrated by a 2005 survey of members of Britain's Royal Society (formerly headed by Newton) asking who had the greater effect on the history of science, Newton or Albert Einstein. Royal Society scientists decided Newton to have made the greater overall contribution to science.

The Exploration Era-Part 1 Columbus

I will start a new series which I will run Parallel to my Civil War series.

The Exploration Era started when Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Sailed across the Atlantic ocean to try to find a quicker way to get to India in 1492. He had always been fascinated by the sea and sailing. He had gone to sea at ten years old. We do not know much about his early life. He made a theory that he could go westward by sea and reach India faster than the Portuguese who had to sail all the way around Africa. Most people of that day believed (even though science said otherwise) that the earth was flat and at the end of the earth were great monsters that would devour all ships that came there. But after much persistence he persuaded Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to give him ships to sail and find this quicker route to India. They gave him three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. They set sail on Aug. 3, 1492 from Palos, Spain, and on October 11, 1492, they spotted the Caribbean islands off southeastern North America. Now Columbus thought that these islands were just offshore from India. But with further exploring they realized that they were not near India. They visited the modern day islands of San Salvador, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

On the return voyage the Santa Maria, was wrecked so Columbus arrived back at Spain on March 15, 1493.

On Sept. 25, 1493, Columbus set sail with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 men to find gold and capture Indians as slaves in the Indies(Which is what Columbus called them). Columbus established a fort in Hispaniola(which now encompasses Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and sailed around Hispaniola and along the length of southern Cuba. He spotted and named the island of Dominica on November 3, 1493.

Later on a third expedition (May 30, 1498-October 1500), Columbus sailed farther south, to Trinidad and Venezuela (including the mouth of the Orinoco River). Columbus was the first European to set foot on the mainland of America, since the Viking Leif Ericcson. Also when he returned to the fort on Hispaniola it had been attacked and destroyed.

When Columbus retired he had been striped of his great title by people who wanted his glory. He died a poor man.

But he had one of the largest impacts in history. God used him to start a nation over 250 years after his death.