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Long before Michael Phelps came into the limelight with his record-breaking performances in the Beijing Olympics, Mark Spitz would become the first Olympian in any sport to amass seven Gold Medals in the 1972 Munich Games. That record will hold untill the Beijing Games in 2008, where Phelps would eclipse this record by winning eight […]
Today marks the the date in history where, in 1057, Macbeth was killed by Malcolm Canmore. Seventeen years prior, Macbeth had taken the throne when he killed Malcolm’s father, Duncun I. A couple of other prior attempts to take back the throne were unsuccessful. These are the true life events that William Sheakspeare would turn […]
On what we, today, would consider an uncomfortable bicycle ride for only a mile, Thomas Stevens rode his nickle-plated wheeled, 50″ Columbia Penny-Farthing Bicycle 3700 miles and reached his destination of Boston, Mass, on this day in 1884. He had left San Fransisco on April 22nd. This was a feat that is remarkable considering the […]
This drink was submitted by Shelly Yastrab from Akron. On the Portage Lakes in our fine home town there’s a bar/restaurant that serves this as their house drink. Harbor Inn has been considered a great destination place in the summer, with a patio that overlooks the lake and a menu that always satisfies. I suggest […]
Nothing regarding the history of the day excited me enough to match it up with a drink, so I’ll introduce a drink that’s perfect for a nice, hot, summers day that will not leaving you disenchanted. When I think summer, I think rum. What better way to feel the sun and enjoy the heat then […]
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 […]
Back in 1986 on this day, the nuclear power plant in what is now Ukraine had an explosion, releasing a large amount of radiation into the atmosphere. It is considered the worst nuclear-power accident in history. To contain the contamination to the best of their ability, it would take 500,000 employees and over 18 billion […]
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