Favorite Christmas Movies
A Christmas Carol
When it comes to Christmas Movies, it really begins and ends with A Christmas Carol. There has been many versions and retelling of the 1843 novella by Charles Dickens. Tops on my list is either the 1938 version starring Reginald Owens or 1951’s with Alastair Sim.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The Griswold Family [...]
Favorite Christmas Songs
Beginning sometime shortly after Halloween and into the New Year, most of the music that I play would be classified as Christmas music. Here are my 6 favorites.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Many artists have recorded this lovely song since it was introduced by Judy Garland in the film Meet Me in St. Louis. [...]
The Pilgrims of Plymouth
During the first part of the 17th Century a group called the Separatists felt a need for a complete separation from the Church of England. They wanted to worship in a very simple manner without all of the ritual and symbols which were used in the Anglican Church. This group first [...]
Two Years Strong
November 26, 2008 marks the end of the 2nd year and the beginning of the 3rd year of 6 Things To Consider.
It has been a pleasure putting together the pieces and I hope that you have found it enjoyable as well.
For the Thanksgiving weekend:
Thanksgiving Day: Pilgrims
Black Friday: My 6 Favorite Christmas Songs
Saturday: My 6 Favorite [...]
Woody Woodpecker
The cartoon character Woody Woodpecker first appeared in the film Knock Knock on November 25, 1940. Although Woody was a minor character in the film he stole the show and would soon be the leading character
This first feature was created by Walter Lantz’ animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures. Walter Lantz and [...]
The First and Last Flight for Dan Cooper
Who is or was Dan Cooper? No one knows, but everyone may be more familiar with the name D.B. Cooper, the man who hijacked Flight 305, and jumped out of the plane on November 23, 1971, Thanksgiving eve, with a ransom of $ 200,000, all in 20 dollar bills.
The hijacker never used the name [...]
45 Years of Doctor Who
The television character Doctor Who first debuted on British Television on November 23, 1963. It was called An Unearthly Child starring William Hartwell as the Doctor.
Doctor Who is a wanderer in space and time, the only surviving members of his race. He is a Time Lord traveling in a dimensionally transcendental time machine [...]
Books On The Kennedy Assassination
One of the most written about day is the Assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that occurred in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Here are some of the hundreds if not thousands of books dealing with the assassination.
The Warren Commission Report: Report Of The President’s Commission On The Assassination Of President John [...]
These Are Real Museum
The McDonald’s Museum
McDonald’s store # 1 located in Des Plaines, Illinois is a recreation of the very first McDonald’s opend by Ray Kroc.
McDonald’s #1 Store Museum
400 N. Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/museum_info.html
Star Wars Toy Museum
The Star Toys Museum, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation formed to collect, preserve, and exhibit toys and other memorabilia relating to [...]
Goldwyn Pictures
It was in 1916 that Samuel Goldfish in partnership with Broadway producers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn formed Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. The name came from a combination their names using Gold from Goldfish and Wyn from Selwyn. Shortly afterward Samuel Goldfish seeing an opportunity had his name legally changed to Samuel Goldwyn.
Nearly a year [...]
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