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In what was considered an impossible feat in the type of aircraft he was flying, and bringing him from a unknown to a household name worldwide, Charles Lindbergh would takeoff from Long Island in his single-prop, single-seat plane called “The Spirit of Saint Louis”, and begin his 3600 mile non-stop transcontinental flight to France. For […]
On this day, in 1588, Phillip II of Spain sent a Spanish Armada of 130 ships to England to overthrow Protestant Ruler, Queen Elizabeth I of England. With it looking like the throne in France was going to be taken by a Protestant, and the on-going hatred Phillip had with the Queen of England, it […]
Mount St. Helens, dormant for 123 years, erupted on this day in 1980, killing over fifty people and causing well over $3 billlion in damages. The eruption took much of the mountain with it and caused a smoking plume that could be seen from miles away. Prior to the eruption, the summit of Mount St. […]
John “Bartholomew” Roberts, the most successful Pirate Captain during the Golden Age of Piracy, was born on this day in 1682. This Welsh Sailor didn’t originally begin his career on the high seas as a pirate. While working on a Welsh slave ship, pirates took over and took prisoners. The captain of the pirate ship […]
The first Acadamy Award celebration was held at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood at a luncheon on this date in 1929. Two Hundred and Seventy people were at the festivities. Fifteen statuettes were handed out, honoring directors, writers and actors for the 1927/1928 season. The winners were announced three months prior to this so there […]
Where would we be without next-day airmail? In most of our minds today, we must have something yesterday and will pay that something extra to get it to us quicker. Without the luxury of this service, we wouldn’t have this option. In 1918, regular airmail service got underway, with daily flights flying from New York […]
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 […]
Before we get into this Drink of the Day, it’s important to mention the most important part of this day: the celebration of all moms out there! Happy Mother’s Day!! Let’s forget about coinciding the drink with the history of the day and instead find a drink I think your mom may enjoy. I have […]
Those who were tended to by her felt she was sent from the heavens. What she did to better the conditions for those she nursed back to health during the war could be considered sainthood. Her hygiene standards and other practices changed the way nurses performed their duties and gave them more responsibilities. On this […]
After previously beating its predecessor the year before, current World Chess Champion Garry Kasparav would be invited back to play another six game match against IBM’s new “Deep Blue” supercomputer in 1997. This time, the computer won two matches, Kasparov one, and there would be three ties. Kasparov, feeling that IBM had cheated, demanded a […]
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