More 50 in 2008
August 30, 1958 was the day that me, the author of 6 Things to Consider, Steven G. Atkinson was born. So as I reach one of those milestone years that ends in a zero I’ll list 6 more people who will be turning 50 between now and the end of 2008. September 22nd: Joan Jett, [...]
The End of Summer
Depending on who you are and how technical you want to be there are three days that can be classified as the end of summer. One of those days is the First Day of School. For many, including those who live in my area, the first day of school is August 25. I remember when [...]
Olympic Medals at the Beijing Games
Many will write about the medal count at the 2008 Olympic Games and I won’t shy away and not write something so here’s some facts. One of the facts that is being said by about nearly everyone is that the United States won the most medals (110), but it was the host county China that [...]
Kansas City Chiefs
After Lamar Hunt had been turned down by the NFL for an expansion franchise in his hometown Dallas, Texas and he was only offered the chance to purchase 20 percent of the Chicago (Arizona) Cardinals he began thinking about creating a new football league. On August 14, 1959, the six team American Football League (AFL) [...]
The Great Hurricane of 1933
1933 had a very active summer for hurricanes. By mid-August there had already been 7 recorded storms with one of them turning into a hurricane. Beginning on August 17th a storm was detected northeast of the Leeward Islands. When the center of the storm made landfall of the United States over Norfolk, Virginia as a [...]
More Strange or Unusual Olympic Events
One Hand Weightlifting This event was held in each of the first three of the modern Olympic games of 1896, 2004 and 2008. Similar to the modern snatch event, lifters were required to lift the weigh with each hand one hand at a time. Winner was determined from the combined weigh lifted. Swimming Obstacle Race [...]
Delaware Beaches – Bethany, Dewey and Rehoboth
Bethany Beach was conceived in 1887 as an eastern seaside resort for the Disciples of Christ Church by Dr. F.D. Power. By 1894 there was a site established for summer camp religious retreats. The first town government was formed in 1902. From its beginnings Bethany Beach has strived to be a family resort community. Because [...]
Did You Know? – These Were Olympic Events
Golf were part of the Summer Olympics at both the 1900 and 1904 games. In 1900 there was competition for both the Men and the Women with just the Men in 1904. Margaret Abbott won the Women’s Gold Metal for Golf in 1900 becoming the first American woman to win a gold medal. The 1904 [...]
The Panama Canal
It was on August 15, 1915 that the first cargo ship, The Ancon, traveled between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans through the Panama Canal. This was two years ahead of the original scheduled completion date. A Canal at this location had been envisioned across the narrow Isthmus of Panama as early as 1534 when [...]
Northampton County, Virginia
The Eastern Shore of Virginia was first explored by John Smith in 1608 with the first settlement being made in 1614 in what is now called Northampton County. The originial name of the Virginia portion of the Delmarva Peninsula was ‘Ye Plantacon of Accawmacke’. At the time the entire region was one of the original [...]
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