President Gerald R. Ford
Ford was the only President that was not elected by the people of the United States. When Richard Nixon’s Vice-President Spiro Agnew was forced to resign, Richard Nixon selected him to become the first appointed Vice-President as defined by the 25th Amendment of the Constitution. When Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974 he became the [...]
Hollywoodland
The ‘Hollywood’ sign has turned into a major landmark for the area, but when it was installed on June 13, 1923 it was just an advertising sign for a new housing development in Los Angeles. Real estate developers Woodruff and Shoults called their development “Hollywoodland” and advertised it as a “superb environment without excessive cost [...]
Established 1959
Amway Founded by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos as the American Way Association in Ada, Michigan. National Semiconductor Founded in Danbury, Connecticut by Dr. Bernard J Rothlein on May 27, 1959, when he and seven colleagues had left their employment at the semiconductor division of Sperry Rand Corporation. Hickory Farms Even though they were [...]
Did You Know – Grand Slams in Same Game
Edited: On July 28, 2009 Josh Willingham of the Washington Nationals was added to the list when he hit a Grand Slam in both the 5th and 6th inning of their July 27, 2009 game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The game was played in Milwaukee with the nationals winning by the score 14-6. There has [...]
The Duck Almost as Famous as a Mouse
When he first appeared in the Disney Silly Symphonies cartoon short The Wise Little Hen on June 9, 1934 he may not have been the character as we know him today. But it was the first appearance of Donald Duck. The 1934 Donald had not become the Donald as we know him today, but even [...]
St. Augustine, Florida
52 years after Ponce de Leon first sighted Florida and two years after the French established a fort and colony on the St. Johns River, 600 soldiers and settlers under the leadership of Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles settled St. Augustine on September 8, 1565. Menendez destroyed the French fort resulting in the coast of [...]
Mystery Woman’s Mystery Death
The life of Virgina Rappe is almost clouded in as much mystery as her death. Rappe, who was born on July 7, 1895, was discovered sick in Silent Comedy star Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle’s vacation bedroom in San Francisco on September 5, 1921. four days later she died of an inflammation of the lining of the [...]
Records in Baseball Unlikely to be Broken
Cy Young’s career record of 511 wins Young played in a day when a pitcher started nearly every game. Even the post 1920 record of 417 wins is far below Young’s and even though there has been a number of 300 career winners in the past couple of years, all of these were by men [...]
Best American Silent Movies
6. The Crowd – 1928 – King Vidor, Director Cast: Eleanor Boardman [Mary Sims], James Murray [John Sims], Bert Roach [Bert], Estelle Clark [Jane], Daniel G. Tomlinson [Jim], Dell Henderson [Dick], Lucy Beaumont [Mary’s mother], Freddie Burke Frederick [John Sims Jr.], Alice Mildred Puter [daughter]; Sidney Bracey [John’s supervisor], Johnny Downs [John Sims, age 12], [...]
Happy Independence Day
On Monday July 1776, the Continental Congress began the debate on the resolution that Richard Henry Lee of Virginia had made on June 6th. A final vote was taken the next day, July 2nd. It was passed even though South Carolina still wasn’t in favor of independence, but Edward Rutledge, who opposed independence and had [...]
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