In Texas
Texas was the next to last state to reenter the union of the United States of American after the end of the War Between the States or the Civil War. That occurred on March 30, 1870. The last was Georgia a few months later on July 15, 1870. Over its history Texas has been part [...]
Did You Know? 2009 Calendar Oddities
If you have been reading 6 Things to Consider over the past few months you already know that there are 3 Friday the 13th in 2009. February, March and November. If looking at Sunday being the first day of the week February’s calendar page which began on a Sunday and ended on a Saturday only [...]
It Makes You Think
What we may wish for our children may not be what they wish. Why is it called March Madness when it ends in April? When everyone offers a discount, there are no sale prices. The only thing that is normal is being abnormal. Many overnight successes come after years of struggle. Many times a what [...]
Erica Jong
Erica Jong, the novelist, poet and essayist was born on March 26, 1942, in New York City. Her parents were Seymour Mann and Eda Mirsky. She was their middle daughter. Her older sister Suzanne is married Lebanese businessman Arthur Daou, and a younger sister, Claudia had a career as a social worker. Jong for many [...]
Maryland
Maryland formally recognizes March 25th, as the day of its founding. It was on that day in 1634 that the first settlers sent by Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore established the first settlement in land chartered to the Calvert. Mathias de Sousa listed in records as a Mulatto was of probable African and Portuguese descent. [...]
Silent Film Comedy Actor Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle
Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle was born on March 24, 1887 in Smith Center, Kansas, to Mollie and William Goodrich Arbuckle. His mother died in 1899 and his father abandoned him shortly afterwards. Arbuckle survived by doing odd jobs at a hotel in San Jose, California. He entered an amateur night contest where he caught the attention [...]
A Ride to the Top
Many of the things that we take for granted today were not long ago new. Others may be older than we think. When we walk onto an elevator many times we see the name Otis. And we know that it was made by the Otis Elevator Company The company was founded by Elisha Otis in [...]
Top Movies of 1977
John Denver expanded his career of being a popular singer/songwriter with Oh, God!. This was his first starring role, but it was his co-star the 80 year old George Burns, playing God, that stole the show. The Goodbye Girl released in November of 1977 was written by Neil Simon. During the 1960s and 1970s, Simon [...]
Why The 1970s?
The 1970s is the decade that I came of age. As 1970 began I was a 11 year old boy looking towards my teens and as the decade ended I turned 21. My love of music of the 1970s was the reason that last year, on 6 Things to Consider, we had lists for the [...]
A Cold Race
When Lance Mackey arrived in Nome Alaska at 11:38:46 am on March 18, 2009 he became just the third to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for the third consecutive time. Only Susan Butcher and Doug Swingley has won three in a row. The race runs for over 1,100 miles between Anchorage and Nome, [...]
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