by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Jun 18, 2020 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized
General Orders, Number 3Headquarters District of Texas, Galveston, June 19, 1865: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | Jun 12, 2020 | Time Capsule, Uncategorized
Flag Day has its origins in the classroom as several teachers around the United States set aside a day to honor and learn about the history of the American flag. The father of the movement was Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher in Wisconsin. He arranged for his...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 23, 2020 | Time Capsule
Several cities and organizations claim to have started the Memorial Day holiday in the years following the American Civil War. Initially known as Decoration Day, communities gathered together to remember the soldiers who died fighting during those four years of...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 7, 2020 | Time Capsule
May 7, 1945, brought the long awaited news that the war in Europe had come to an end. After years of intense fighting across the continent, the German Reich finally surrendered and President Harry Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill proclaimed the complete...
by Traci Manning, MVHS Curator of Education | May 1, 2020 | Time Capsule
On April 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon announced that the United States had invaded Cambodia, a move which expanded military action during the Vietnam War. In response to this, students on college campuses across the nation participated in anti-war protests. At...
