September 30, 1955
Had he lived, James Dean would be a 78 year old man and who knows what would have happened with his career. He could have been one of those stars that shine for a couple of years and then fade away never to be seen again. It’s possible he made even had changed careers. Dennis [...]
The First One – Many Years Ago
During the fall of 1953, a 27 year old writer came up with an idea for a magazine. He threw all of his time, effort and money into its development. There was hopes that it would be a success. Without a clue on whether there would be money for a second issue, the first one [...]
Birth of the Blues
During the early part of the 20th Century it was sheet music that was the way that music was purchased. On September 28, 1912, W.C Handy’s The Memphis Blues sheet music went on sale in department stores. It was a huge success selling the first thousand copies in three days. But W.C Handy did not [...]
The First to Die
A few days ago on September 24, 2009 at 11:46 PM PT Susan Atkins breathed her last breath. She had been the longest serving woman in the California prison system and one of the people that was convicted along with Charles Manson for gruesome murders that occurred in the Summer of 1969. She was the [...]
Wedding Anniversary Presents
The first anniversary The traditional gift are of paper, but the modern one is a clock. Paper seems like a natural. Create a memory book. The fifth anniversary The traditional gift is a wood gift, but the modern one is silverware. Is this the one that you put your silverware in an oak box. The [...]
Trial at the End of the Summer of ’69
It was on September 24, 1969 in the courtroom of Judge Julius Hoffman that the trial of the Chicago 8 began. On March 20, 1969 Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, John Froines, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, and Lee Weiner wer indicted on Federal charges of conspiring to cross state lines “with the [...]
The Druids
Druids were the priestly and learned class active in Gaul, present day France and Belgium. They were suppressed by the Roman Empire in the 1st Century. The Druids passed their culture and history along through oral tales. Little of these are known other than through the writings of the Romans. The core points of druidic [...]
King George III
United States history shows King George III as the tyrant ruler of the United States that first taxed them without representation, then forced them to house the military that was sent to the colonies to bring order and the King that they fought to win their independence. History does show him as a king who [...]
Autumn Time
As we turn the pages of the seasons moving from Summer to Autumn one begins to realize that the year is nearly two thirds over. It wasn’t very long ago that the sun shone for its longest day. Now it’s obvious that the days are getting shorter. Depending on the time you rise in the [...]
Rules to Live By
Here are six simple rules that I strive to live my life by. While slips may happen following them as best that I can makes life around me honorable. If everyone would live by these rules, I really believe that the world would be a better place. Show Respect to Those Have Come Before You [...]
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