TV’s Odd Facts
The first time that a Toilet was shown on American TV was in the first episode of Leave it To Beaver. Although the actual toilet wasn’t shown. It was just the tank in which Wally and the Beav hid a baby alligator.
Some people think that the first married couple to appear together in [...]
Man of 1,000 Voices - Mel Blanc
Many may not know the name Mel Blanc, but there are few who doesn’t know his voice. Some may remember him as the voice of Jack Benny’s car Maxwell on the old radio and TV show starring Jack Benny. Others from the 80’s TV series Buck Rodgers where he was the voice of [...]
First US Female Astronauts - 1978
Margaret Seddon.
Born November 8, 1947. In 1978 she was selected as one of the first six female astronauts. Prior to her she had earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1973. She flew on three shuttle missions, April 1985, June 1991 and November 1993.
Kathryn Sullivan.
Born October [...]
The City of Fruitland, Maryland
When traveling Business Route 13 through Salisbury, Maryland, you may not even realize that you left Salisbury, shortly after passing Salisbury University, and entered the City of Fruitland. That is unless you noticed that sign welcoming you to Fruitland.
With a population of over 4,000 it is one of the larger of the incorporated areas [...]
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge has become a central element of the San Francisco landscape and it was opened for the first time of May 27, 1937. On that day it was opened for ‘Pedestrian Day’. Over 200,000 people paid 25 cents to walk the bridge. On the following day at noon President Franklin [...]
Memorial Day
*Portions of this post was published for Memorial Day 2007.
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 organized by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of former sailors and soldiers. It [...]
Mickey Mouse’s Firsts
Mickey Mouse spoke his first words, “Hot Dogs, Hot Dogs!” on May 23, 1929 in the Disney cartoon short, The Karnival Kid. It was in this film that he first spoke, but it was not the he appeared in that had sound.
The first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon was Steamboat Willie, released on November [...]
Highs and Lows
Temperatures
1) The highest recorded temperature in the world was on September 13, 1922 at El Azzizia, Libya. It was 136 Degrees Fahrenheit/58 Degrees Celsius. This is two/one degrees higher than the 134/57 reading on July 10, 1913 at Death Valley California. The highest temperature recorded at the South Pole is 7.5/-14 [...]
The Chestertown Tea Party
During the 18th century the Maryland Eastern Shore of Chestertown was a major seagoing port. The port town on the Chester River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, joined others in the cause to protest against King George III of Great Britain when asked to pay what they felt was unreasonable taxes.
In the Spring [...]
Are the Crystal Skulls for Real?
This weekend Indiana Jones will save the world with the help of the Crystal Skulls. If you are like me you may be wondering are there real Crystal Skulls? If they are, what does it mean?
There are Crystal Skulls. Most of those discovered have been made of quartz crystal. There is one [...]
