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I wanted to give you a unique cocktail that is new to the scene, yet has some old and hard-to-find ingredients. This one was made up by bartender Jason Littrell of JBird Cocktails in New York City. It’s named after Rachel Maddow. This cocktail’s main ingredient is Old Tom’s Gin. This gin was just recently […]
Not many today would argue that Walt Disney was ahead of his time. In 1940, with Mickey Mouse losing popularity, Mr. Disney would make a film that is considered a masterpiece and a true classic. Composed as six shorts with background music being played by the Philadelphia Orchestra, it brought to life the animated characters […]
By the time he reached his destination to locate Dr. David Livingstone, Journalist and Explorer Henry Stanley had lost most of his traveling party due to disease, or just simply leaving due to his treatment to them. He had heard that Livingstone had taken ill and was resting in the town of Ujiji on Lake […]
On this date, in 1962, television viewers would get their first taste of what would be a thirty plus year tradition. Ed McMahon would come out and say his two most famous words: “HEEEEERRRE”S JOHNNY! He and Johnny Carson would rule late night television until they decided to call it quits in the 90s. One […]
Harry Blackstone, Sr. was one of the most famous magicians in the 20th Century. He began his career in his teens and would travel the countryside to show off his illusions. Some of the most famous of his illusions are: sawing a woman in half, the floating woman that vanishes, the floating light bulb, and […]
Back in the late 1800s, there were four drinks that were made for four of the five burroughs of New York City. We all have heard of the Manhattan, the one that has survived the test of time and remains a popular choice in the swank bars of America. But, what about the other ones? […]
By many, along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback, he is considered one of the Fathers of Science Fiction. H.G. Wells has written many works that are still a favorite in this genre today, such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The Invisible Man. Today marks […]
Happy Bastille Day! On this date in 1789 the French Revolution began when rebel forces stormed the Bastille, a Prison fortress that held political prisoners. The French, today, consider this the day French began its freedom from the Royals who were gaining more power by the day prior to this epic event. Within four years, […]
FDR happened to be the President that was in power for most of the Great Depression. Thinking for ways to get our country back on track was important to change the mind set people had and bring things out of this dark part of American History. On this day in 1933, President Roosevelt signed The […]
On this day in 1939, after being established three years earlier, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York opened it’s doors to the public. Funded by private interests, it was opened to celebrate the best of the best in baseball and to enshrine their accomplishments for all to see. After this year, there […]
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