July 11, 1804 — Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr fight a duel
People like to describe modern American politics as a blood sport. They have no idea. Back in 1804, former Secretary...
May 9, 2021
Crime & Law
September 20, 1822 – Alexander Pearce and five others escape Macquarie Harbour
Alexander Pearce was a convict in the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, a “secondary punishment” penal colony located on Sarah Island...
March 29, 2021
September 27, 1822 – Alexander Pearce and his fellows kill and eat the first of their number
Pearce and his five fellows – Alexander Dalton, Thomas Bodenham, Matthew Travers, Robert Greenhill and John Mather – had been...
March 24, 2021
September 30, 1822 — Alexander Pearce and his fellows cross the Franklin River
By this point in their escape – after eleven days on the run – the five remaining escapees reached the...
March 19, 2021
January 11, 1823 — Alexander Pearce recaptured in Hobart Town
After 113 days of freedom, about half of it spent making the deadly trip from Macquarie Harbour to Hobart Town...
March 14, 2021
January 23, 1823 — Alexander Pearce is tried and sentenced in Hobart Town
Alexander Pearce had committed many crimes – the original theft that saw him transported to Van Diemens Land from Ireland,...
March 8, 2021
November 16, 1823 — Alexander Pearce escapes Macquarie Harbour again
Alexander Pearce escaped custody for the last time in the company of one Thomas Cox. However, their escape was due...
March 4, 2021
November 21, 1823 — Alexander Pearce kills and eats Thomas Cox
Thomas Cox was probably foolish to try escaping alone with Alexander Pearce. While the authorities might not have believed that...
February 27, 2021
July 19, 1824 — Alexander Pearce is hanged for his crimes
Finally, after escaping twice from custody, and participating in the murders of 6 men (at least two of whom he...
February 19, 2021
August 21, 1831 — Nat Turner’s Rebellion begins
Nat Tuner was a black slave in Virginia who believed he was divinely inspired to lead his people to freedom....
January 19, 2021
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