The Wandering Historian

07/03/2025

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

I am preparing for my first ever YouTube Live event! On March 22 I will be LIVE from the United States Naval Academy's Cemetery, where Midshipman Preston and I will be taking you on a tour of the cemetery to visit all the Medal of Honor recipients resting there, in honor of National Medal of Honor Day. We will be telling their stories, sharing their pictures, ensuring that they are remembered.

Be sure to tune into my YouTube Channel to watch the Live Event, March 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM (EST)

Congressional Medal of Honor Society National Medal of Honor Museum Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center

01/03/2025

Alright my fellow history nerds, geeks, lovers, and generally historically interested friends I have a unique challenge for you.

Today I visited a World War II Memorial Monument located in Fairmount Heights, Maryland. According to the sign nearby it was erected in 1946 and in the 1990s renovated, however since it was erected 1946 this could mean it is potentially the first (or one of the first) WWII monument/memorial in the United States.

I want to find out if the WWII Monument in Fairmount Heights is one of or the first monument to WWII in the US. My problem is that all of my research keeps bringing me back to the National WWII Memorial, which is not the first WWII memorial in the US. So, I am asking anyone who reads this to help me discover if the WWII Monument in Fairmount Heights is either one of or the first of its kind in the U.S. Please post anything you find out in the comments below. Thank you all.

The National WWII Museum Friends of the National World War II Memorial Historian Jared Frederick The Tattooed Historian Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Historian History Unplugged Podcast

01/03/2025

27/02/2025

Actor and U.S. Marine Gene Hackman has passed away at the age of 95. Before stardom Hackman spent four years in the Marines as a radio operator, serving in Hawaii and Japan. Afterward he began acting and won 4 Golden Globes, 2 Oscars and BAFTAs, and 1 SAG awards. Hackman was best known for roles in The French Connection, Superman, Unforgiven, and Young Frankenstein.

Rest well Marine, your duty is done, until we meet on Fiddler’s Green.

25/02/2025

Recently, I was finally able to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

16/02/2025

William H. Taft
10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
July 11, 1921 - February 3, 1930

16/02/2025

I had the privilege to work with someone tonight, who after 21 years of officiating wrestling is retiring. His final High School event was the District of Columbia State Athletics Association (DCSAA) wrestling tournament.

12/02/2025

Donald John Trump
Republican
47th President of the United States
January 20, 2025 - Current