The Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears were founded in Decatur, Ill as the Decatur Staleys in 1919. It was the company team of The A. E. Staley Co. In 1921 George Halas, who was hired in 1920 to run the team took over ownership of the team relocated them to Chicago and renamed them the Bears in 1922. [...]
Top Songs of 1976 in the Unites States
1976 was the year I graduated from High School and in many ways it was also the changing of styles of the 1970′s. The Top Six songs of the year had a few songs by long time artist and others from newer ones. The 6th best song of 1976 was from one of those who [...]
The Indianapolis Colts
In an unpopular 1984 move the Colts left their longtime home in Baltimore to Indianapolis. Ironically the then Mayor of Indianapolis now resides in Maryland. Although the Colts have appeared in two Super Bowls, III & V, the Indianapolis Colts appeared in their first after the 2006 season. It was the Baltimore Colts. Many of [...]
The Baltimore Ravens
When the NFL decided to expand in 1991, the city of Baltimore, who was one of the cities that had lost their NFL franchise when Bob Ersay moved the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis, went after one of those franchises. They were not successful since the NFL awarded franchises for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Carolina [...]
The Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts were created in 1953 out of the failed NFL franchise Dallas Texans. There were two other football teams in Baltimore prior to 1953 to use the name Colts. In 1947 the Miami Seahawks of the All-American Football Conference moved to Baltimore and took the name Cots. In 1950 the AAFC merged with [...]
Kodak – Eastman Picks a Name
What’s in a name? For George Eastman the name is Kodak. It was on September 4, 1888 that he patented the name Kodak. When applying to the British Patent Office his comments were; “This is not a foreign name or word; it was constructed by me to serve a definite purpose. It has the following [...]
Battle of Cooch Bridge – Delaware’s Only Revolutionary Battle
During August and September of 1777, the Colonial Troops of the United States lead by George Washington were fighting battles near the colonial capital Philadelphia. During this campaign the only battle fought in Delaware, the Battle of Cooch Bridge occurred. The engagement began on August 30th and by September 3rd the British and Hessian troops [...]
The CBS Evening News
It was on September 2, 1963 that the CBS television network tried a bold experiment. They expanded the nation evening news as reported by Walter Cronkite from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. NBC would follow them expanding their coverage to 30 minutes a week later. It wouldn’t be until 1967 that ABC would expand their [...]
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