On this date in 1866, James Corbett aka Gentleman Jim was born. Gentleman Jim was the World Heavyweight Champion. How he got that title is what he’ll best be known for. Corbett is considered today to be the Father of Modern Boxing. He made boxing an artform, taking it from the brawl type mentality it […]
It’s been seven years since Hurricane Katrina devistated the Gulf Coast of the United States, with damages topping over $80 Billion dollars, over 1800 lives lost, and thousands more that lost everything they owned. Some towns were never brought back. Others, such as New Orleans, is still trying to get back to normal. Today, Hurricane […]
She is recognized, to this day, as one of the most popular and beautiful people in Hollywood. Every picture of her shows her glamour and grace. Today marks the day Marilyn Monroe was taken away from us. In 1962, she was found dead in her Brentwood home. Some believe she died from a drug overdose. […]
If you lived in the seventies and eighties, you remember the glam rock movement and the punk rock scene. In my view, this was a great time to be alive, enjoying music that you couldn’t help but bop your head to. New York City is considered by many to be the birthplace of punk rock, […]
When this day happened, it was a very controversial move by Bud Selig. The Commissioner of baseball deciding to end the All-Star game in a tie in the eleventh inning in 2002 was looked at as one of the biggest blunders in the history of baseball at the time. It also made everyone realize just […]
To find another topic to come up with when coming up with the drink of the day would have not sat well with me today. If it wasn’t for the work and commitment that Mark Zuckenberg has put into Facebook, we would not have the social networking that we have in place today. That’s including […]
In what was meant to bring attention to society that urban growth and technology was destroying our wilderness, Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski began a bombing campaign that would span twenty years. In total, three people would be killed and over twenty wounded. He went without being known until The Washington Post published his manifesto. His brother […]
All Ella Fitzgerald wanted to do when entering the Apollo Theater Amateur Night, in November 1934, was dance. Her life passion growing up was to become a professional dancer. But due to a dance act that preceding her, making her feel not up to par, she decided to sing in front of the audience. She […]
On this day, in 1809, Robert Fulton patented what would become his claim to fame in history – the steamboat. But, this isn’t the only thing he’s responsible to inventing. Known for his engineering prowess and outside-the-box visions, Mr. Fulton was commissioned by Napolean Bonapart to design the first submarine, the Nautilus, considered the first […]
Considered the “Father of Science Fiction”, Jules Verne stretched the imagination of readers by creating futuristic stories of adventure. In fact, many believe that some of the things we see as reality today were inspired by this innovative writer. Stories such as “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “Around the World in 80 Days” gave […]
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