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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A ‘Trial of the Century’
In 1935 it was termed the ‘trial of the century’ and lasted from the 2nd day of the New Year until a verdict was proclaimed on February 13th. It was on that date that German carpenter Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s young son. The media proclaimed ‘crime [...]
Did You Know? – Historical Oddities
September 17, 1862 saw the most men killed, wounded or missing in action (over 20,000) during the American Civil War. In Great Britain as well as the British Colonies 1752 only had 354 days. It was in this year that 11 days were dropped to bring the Calendar into balance. It may have be known [...]
James Cash Penney
Nearly everyone knows of the store J.C Penney. The first store was opened in 1902 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The owners were Guy Johnson, Thomas Callahan and James Cash Penney, or J.C. Penney. By 1907 two more stores had been opened. Johnson and Callahan wanted to dissolve the partnership leaving Penney as lone owner. James Cash [...]
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