An interesting historical story.
When I was a kid, there were two big events on TV every year. One was the “Charlie Brown Christmas Special” and the other was the annual airing of “The Wizard of Oz”. It was first aired on Nov. 3, 1956. Here are some interesting facts about the movie. Read more…
His father immigrated to Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker. Daniel was the sixth of eleven children. He was born on Nov. 2, 1734. His family was forced to move to North Carolina when his father refused to apologize for two of his boys marrying “worldlings” (non-Quakers). He was kicked out Read more…
In 1508, Pope Julius II convinced Michelangelo to stop work on his tomb and paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The building is the chapel in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The ceiling was originally painted sky blue with gold stars. Michelangelo did not want the job. He Read more…
The Romans had a festival for the goddess Pomona, who was the harvest goddess. The apple was associated with her. Another festival was called Feralia. It was in late October and marked the passing of the dead. The eerie aspects were influenced by the Celtic festival of Samhaim (“summer’s end”) Read more…
One of the greatest cartoonists in American History was born on Oct. 29, 1921. He was trained in cartooning at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He enlisted in the Army (his father fought in WWI) in September, 1940. He first served in Sicily in 1943. He was wounded in Read more…
Today is the anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886. The ceremony was hosted by Pres. Cleveland. Interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty: – it was first proposed by French Edouard de Laboulaye to commemorate the American-French alliance in the Revolutionary War – Read more…
In honor of the birthday of my favorite President, here are some anecdotes about Teddy Roosevelt. “FOUR EYES” – When he was ten and he was bullied by some older boys who called him “Four Eyes”. He tried to fight back, but he was easily fended off. When he Read more…
The most famous gunfight in the history of the Wild West occurred on Oct. 26, 1881. Tombstone had been founded just one year before and in two years it had gone from 100 residents to over 7,000. The silver mines attracted them. The town had churches, restaurants, hotels, an Read more…
It was the last major British victory in the Hundred Years’ War. 28 year-old King Henry V invaded France to uphold his claim to the French throne. He was supposedly provoked by a message from the French which consisted of some tennis balls. The suggestion being that he should limit Read more…
Johnny Appleseed was born Jonathan Chapman. His father was a Continental Army soldier who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. When his mother died when he was young, he was raised by relatives. In 1792, at age 17, he left home. He became a nurseryman. He would take Read more…