In Texas
Texas was the next to last state to reenter the union of the United States of American after the end of the War Between the States or the Civil War. That occurred on March 30, 1870. The last was Georgia a few months later on July 15, 1870. Over its history Texas has been part [...]
Free To Be
The late 1940s and into the late 1950s was a time when free speech was not considered appropriate if one wanted to speak for Communism. This was a period that now has the been called McCarthyism. A period saw people suffering with loss of employment, destruction of their careers, and even imprisonment. McCarthyism takes it [...]
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 [...]
Maryland
Maryland formally recognizes March 25th, as the day of its founding. It was on that day in 1634 that the first settlers sent by Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore established the first settlement in land chartered to the Calvert’s. Mathias de Sousa listed in records as a Mulatto was of probable African and Portuguese descent. [...]
A Ride to the Top
Many of the things that we take for granted today were not long ago new. Others may be older than we think. When we walk onto an elevator many times we see the name Otis. And we know that it was made by the Otis Elevator Company The company was founded by Elisha Otis in [...]
Sgt. Stubby
America was just entering the 1st World War when 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division was doing combat training at Yale University in 1917. A short tail dog of an unknown breed, possibly a mix Boston Terrier and Pit Bull or even a pure American Pit Bull terrier was found by Private John Robert Conroy. He [...]
6 Ways to a Greener Office
Use Reusable Items Use Mugs with advertising for coffee and water. Give each employee two mugs, one to use at their office workstation and another to use at home. When serving coffee to a client or prospective client give them a mug promoting your business to take with them. Read Then Print For some it [...]
Bloody Sunday
When speaking of Bloody Sunday it all depends on what part of the world you are standing, since there has been a couple of events for which that term has been used, on when it occurred. During the United States Civil Rights movement, Bloody Sunday occurred on March 7, 1965. To bring attention to the [...]
When the President’s Inauguration was In March!
The 20th amendment to the United States Constitution moved the Presidential Inauguration Day from March 4th to January 20th. Franklin Roosevelt was the last president to be inaugurated on March 4th, when he took the oath of office in 1933. Four years later he became the first to take the oath on the new day. [...]
National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner is the only song to be officially called the National Anthem of the United States of America. There was not an official anthem before March 3, 1931 when Congress passed the resolution making it so. On November 3, 1929, nearly two years before the official declaration, Robert Ripley published a cartoon for [...]
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