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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? […]
This was such an interesting drink, in regards to sweet vermouth being the main ingredient, that I had to choose this for the drink of the day. Plus, the bonus of this part of history pertaining to the ship, The Mayflower, makes it that much more intreguing. Did you know that logs on the voyage […]
During the Prohibition, it was hard to get a good tasting whiskey or beer of any kind. Even when the bootleggers were bringing in stock for the illegal operations, the taste of the liquor was fair at best. Gin, for all means and purposes, was easy to make and usually in good supply. However, as […]
We’ve all heard about the “Red Phone” that’s in place in the White House, where the people in charge can connect directly with the Kremlin to make sure no accidental nuclear wars are started. This is a good idea, since either one of these countries can practically wipe out civilization as we know it with […]
Another one of those days where I couldn’t match up the history with the drink. So, as I’ve done before, I wanted to find a classic cocktail that would be interesting enough to try. The one I’ll be introducing today can be found in the Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book. This drink is named after a […]
Even though Henry Ford can’t be credited for introducing the world the first car, he could pat himself on the back knowing he was able to make this once expensive machine more affordable for all. He is also accredited with comming up with the assembly line style of manufacturing, where each person had a job […]
Born just six months prior to the death of his father, the well-known composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Xavier Wolfgang Mozart would have success in music himself. However, due to his self-afflicting criticisms and not wanting to be known only as his father’s son, he probably didn’t do himself many favors. Known in his own […]
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 […]
After two years of tinkering and adjusting, Henry Ford took his maiden voyage in his first car on June 4, 1896. Called the Quadricycle due to it having four bicycle tires, it’s what inspired Ford to begin production on other prototypes and eventually gave him the incentive to start the Ford Motor Company in 1903. […]
This drink was invented at the Old-Waldorf Astoria and is named after one of the most fluential newspaper figures in the 20th century. William Randolph Hearst, with the aide of his mother Phoebe, bgan building his newspaper empire that would span eighteen cities and would eventually grow to magazines. He would have on the payroll […]
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