Abraham Lincoln – 6 Facts
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin, Kentucky. He was the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. He had an older sister Sarah, February 10, 1807 – January 20, 1828) and a brother Thomas who died as an infant in 1812. He also had a step-brother and step-sister from his [...]
10 Ways to Conserve Energy
Recently I was invited to a 9th grade class to talk on ways to help the environment. I developed this 10 Ways list a few years ago as ways to conserve energy in the office. I handed it out to each of the students and the teacher planning to go through each item quickly and [...]
More on the Brothers Gibb and 1977-78
1978 can be called the year of the Brothers Gibb (The Bee Gees, brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin, or their younger brother Andy). In that year 25 weeks found a song either written or performed by one of the 4 brothers at the number one spot including 15 weeks in a row from February 4th [...]
Top Hits 1978
Disco was huge in 1978 and many of the songs reaching the top of the charts were disco inspired. The Number 6 song Taste of Honey Boogie Oogie Oogie fits that description. The song Kiss You All Over by Exile not only follows the previous song on this list it followed it as the weekly [...]
The Director’s Mysterious Death
On the morning of February 2, 1922, the body of silent film director William Desmond Taylor was discovered at his home. The director had been killed by a shot in the back. In his pockets was his wallet with 78 dollars, a silver cigarette case and an ivory toothpick. A 2 caret diamond ring was [...]
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