THE BAHAMAS - On this day in 1828, Thomas Browne Wylly became Speaker of the House of Assembly.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - In 2007, Harl Taylor, renowned for creating the iconic Harl Taylor Bag, was tragically killed at his Mountbatten House residence on West Hill Street.
THE BAHAMAS - In 1852, John Halkett, who served as governor of The Bahamas from 1801 to 1804, passed away in Brighton, England.
On this day in 1897, the Haynes Library in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, officially opened under the leadership of Governor William Frederick Haynes-Smith.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - On this day in Bahamian history, on the 4th November 1861 by Royal Order, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom declared Christ Church...
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - On this day in Bahamian history in 1912, George Basil Haddon-Smith was sworn in as governor of The Bahamas.
In 1872, twelve people were rescued after the steamer Missouri caught fire about 25 miles from Abaco.
THE BAHAMAS - In 1978, Bahamian sprinter Christopher “Fireman” Brown was born in Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, to Harcourt and Nola Brown.
THE BAHAMAS - On October 11, 1492, Rodrigo de Triana, one of the men who sailed with Christopher Columbus on his voyage to India, spotted land...
THE BAHAMAS - On this day in Bahamian history, on October 10, 1983, The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation opened to the public in New Providence.
