Merry Christmas! Hope everyone today, no matter what holiday you celebrate, are enjoying the holidays with the ones you love. So you don’t have to come up with something difficult behind your home bar, on this festive day, I thought I would give you a few champagne drinks that tend to always be a hit at a […]
On this date in 1783, George Washington would resign as general of the United States Army. He had been victorious with an unexperienced Army by keeping the British second guessing themselves with some of the movements he made. He had done what he had originally accomplished; he defeated the British and was a large part in ensuring […]
With the help of the Native Indians living near the area, a group of Moravian Missionaries began constructing the first schoolhouse built west of the Allegheny Mountains in Schoenbrunn, Ohio. This town is also known as the first one in the Ohio valley. During the Revolutionary War, it became a ghosttown. During this time, the […]
Walt Disney liked the old Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales so much, he would base one of his best and most popular animated movies from this story. It was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. On this day, in 1937, Snow White premiered as the first full length feature, animated movie ever made. To celebrate the beginning of […]
This cocktail was popular enough to make the small list David Embury put together as a bartender’s basic six cocktails in his classic barbook, “The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks”. which is to this day one of the best selling books in its genre. The other five were the daiquiri, old fashioned, martini, manhattan, and […]
Believe it or not, today marks the anniversary when, in 1918, Robert Ripley would begin writing an article with illustrations entitled, “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not”. This one idea would amass into a radio show and a television show before his death. For 30 years, Ripley would enjoy much wealth and fame due to this […]
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet that made its debut on this date in 1892 at St. Petersburg, Russia’s Maryinksy Theater. Tchaikovski was first skeptical on doing a twin-bill that featured both an opera and a ballet. He wanted to use The Nutcracker as an opening to what he considered the more important part of […]
After browsing through pages of information to find a drink that would match the history of the day for about an hour, I have finally give in and introduce you to a drink that will make you want the patio parties back. But, since it’s the season of holiday parties and social visits with family […]
In a joint venture with the East India Company and England, both of who had all right to tea delivered to the American Colonies, it was decided that there would be a tax put in place for tea for two reasons: One was to assist the struggling East India Company and the other was to put […]
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