A Day for Adolf
It’s not unusual for a day of the year to become a focal point in one’s life. For some it’s their birthday or another day the person decides is their Lucky Day. Others it’s a date where something always seems to happen. For Adolf Hitler that day could have been January 30th. It was on [...]
Gold in Dem Dare Hills
John W. Marshall had developed a partnership with John Sutter, the founder of Sutter’s Fort, California to build a sawmill. The area around Sutter’s Fort would eventually become Sacramento. Marshall’s job was to oversee the construction and operation of the mill. The location where they decided to build the mill was around 40 miles from [...]
Who are Roe and Wade?
It was on January 22, 1973 that the United States Supreme court ruled on the case Roe vs Wade. Everyone may know that it was this case that struck down the abortion laws in the State of Texas, making abortion a woman’s decision up to the “point at which the fetus becomes ‘viable’. But if [...]
Robert E. Lee and Lee-Jackson Day
January 19th is the anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee. Lee was born in 1807, the son of Henry “Light Horse Harry) Lee III, a general of the American Revolution. He was raised mostly by his mother since his father died in 1812 from a mob attack on him in Baltimore. Robert E. [...]
James Cook’s Sandwich Island
On January 18, 1778 Captain James Cook discovered an island chain in the Pacific Ocean. He named the islands the Sandwich Island to honor John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was one of his sponsors. Today these islands are known as the State of Hawaii. In James Cook’s log is an entry describing the [...]
Did You Know? – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, who was born on January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705], once wrote, “If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.” He accomplished both. Franklin is best remembered as being from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He was born [...]
Prohibition – A Failed Amendment
Almost from the beginning of the United States as a nation the manufacturing, sales and use of intoxicating liquor has been a political issue. Early in the Washington Administration, George Washington needed to deal with the issue with what is commonly known as the Whiskey Rebellion. This was as a result of the taxing of [...]
She Flew Into History
Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? We may never know. And although she is most famous for being lost trying to become the first woman to fly around the world, she did have many successful firsts. On the morning of May 20, 1932 she left Harbour Grace, Newfoundland in an attempt to become the first female [...]
The Ones Have It
Today is January 11th in the year 2011. When written out as numbers it’s 1/11/11. For the second time this year the date has had all ones in it when written as numbers. The first was New Year’s Day with 1/1/11. And there is still another one. It comes on the eleventh day of the [...]
What’s Your Home Page
Every internet browser allows the setting of a home page. While I’m sure there are many who use the default that is set by the browser, many have selected their favorite page as their home. Here area few suggestions. Search Many times when we open our browser we are going to search for something on [...]
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