Remembering one of America’s Greatest innovators…
Saturday, October 5, 2024
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History Schmistory: October 5. Think of a wonderful thought…
Saturday, October 5, 2024
1857: The city of Anaheim is founded. Nearly 100 years later it is the happiest place on Earth.
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History Schmistory: October 4. Don’t rush-more than you have to…
Friday, October 4, 2024
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American-born Danish sculptor, Gutzon Borglum begins carving Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Naturally, he started from the rear and worked his way forward…
History Schmistory: October 3. “Eat… these broken wings…”
Thursday, October 3, 2024
1964: The first plate of Buffalo Wings is served up at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, a city once brimming with swarms of flying buffalo. Now, sadly there are only a few left 🙁
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Art by Alexis Trice
History Schmistory: October 2. Fifth Dimensional TV!
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
1959: Televisions legendary sci-fi anthology series, The Twilight Zone, premiers on CBS. It receives numerous rave reviews, but ratings land in the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge… …
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History Schmistory: October 1. Back off, sound!!
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
1969: A Concorde turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner breaks the sound barrier for the first time. Sound barrier calls shenanigans and demands a rematch.
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U.S. Navy F/A-18 within the sound barrier
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GO THERE!
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The Underwater Sculpture Park in Cancun, Mexico. Another great reason to learn how to snorkel.
History Schmistory: August 21. Mona Lisa Smuggle
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
1911: Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre during business hours.
The culprit: Vincenzo Peruggia
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His motive was to return the piece to Italy as a long overdue retaliation against France, whose former leader, Napoleon, stole boatloads of priceless art from Italy and sent it to Paris. A noble cause, but Leonardo actually brought the Mona Lisa to Paris himself in 1516, and it has been there ever since. Oh well, it’s the thought that counts. Vinny was arrested trying to sell it out of his closet.
Sister Windy would be ashamed!
Happy Birthday, Jackie!
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Jacopo Peri, the original opera man, was born today in 1561. Play it again, Marco!
Deadword of the Day: Gowl
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Gowl: To weep in anger.
As in: Quit gowling and eat your greens!
