Eiffel Tower – A French Eyesore
On March 31, 1889 the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. It opened a little over a month later on May 6th. The tower is named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel. It took two years to built the tower and was used as the entry arch for the 1889 World’s Fair that marked the 100th anniversary [...]
Did You Know? – American Geographical Oddities
On March 29, 1848 Niagara Falls stopped. For thirty hours the water of the falls ran at a trickle then just as suddenly as they stopped they started again. High winds caused the ice fields of Lake Erie to move the millions of tons of ice towards the source of the river. The ice blocked [...]
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer is a beer drank by many, but where did the name come from? The Pabst part of the name comes from the German immigrant Frederick Pabst who was born on March 28, 1836. Pabst was working as a lake Michigan steamer captain when he met Phillip Best who was running a [...]
Character Actor – Strother Martin
March 26th is the 88th anniversary of the birth of Strother Martin. You may not know who he is, but nearly everyone is aware of his most famous movie line, “What we’ve got here is … failure to communicate” from the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke. Martin’s part in the movie was a minor one [...]
The Maryland Colony
The history of the Maryland Colony began with a failed attempt by George Calvert, the First Lord Baltimore, in Newfoundland. Calvert had been the Secretary of State under King James I and he had requested a chance to build a colony in the New World. The “Province of Avalon” began settlement in 1623 and by [...]
A Silent Star and His Fall
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 afterward. Arbuckle survived by doing odd jobs at a hotel in San Jose, California. He entered an amateur night contest where he caught the attention [...]
He Wanted Liberty
The Virginia’s House of Burgesses was meeting in Saint John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1775 when Patrick Henry addressed the assembled. Virginia was still undecided on whether they would join their Northern neighbors in Massachusetts in fighting the British. At the end of his speech he had convinced Virginia to send troops [...]
Reasons to work from home
Freedom If you are working for yourself you don’t have to worry about many things by working at home. One major advantage is the flexibility of working the hours that fit your schedule. Less Stress Since many of the routine pressures of having to get up, commute to work and follow the rules of the [...]
Saving Energy
It’s spring and following these tips about saving energy will help you clean the environment. 1) Keep filters on furnaces or air conditioners clean. Many systems are recommended to have the filters replaced or clean once a month. 2) Clear dirt and dust from the coils of refrigerators and freezers. Having them clean allows them [...]
The Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is a large body of water located on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The States of Maryland and Virginia border the Chesapeake Bay and the bay has a major economic impact on both of those states. The Chesapeake Bay is 200 miles long with its widest point being 35 miles [...]
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