July 3, 2016 in 3,762 words
Nice Kitty THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 3RD- JIM MORRISON’S DEATH This Day In History: July 3, 1971 While most everyone else was singing about incense and peppermints and feeling groovy in the 1960s,...
View ArticleJuly 4, 2016 in 3,592 words
“Are we there yet?” THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 4TH- TWO OLD FRIENDS (AND ADVERSARIES) DIED WITHIN FIVE HOURS OF EACH OTHER This Day In History: July 4, 1826 On July 4, 1826, two old friends, and...
View ArticleJuly 5, 2016 in 4,134 words
Smile THE FORGOTTEN HERO: LARRY DOBY On April 15, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, the great Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became the first African-American in 67 years to play in the Major...
View ArticleJuly 6, 2016 in 4,025 words
Smooches THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 6TH- KILLING A FRIEND, THE EXECUTION OF SIR THOMAS MORE This Day In History: July 6, 1535 “Let not your spirits be cast down, for I hope we shall see one another in...
View ArticleJuly 7, 2016 in 4,038 words
Zzzzzzzz……. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 7TH- ZEPPELIN’S END This Day In History: July 7, 1980 In the late 1970s, the members of Led Zeppelin were plagued by misfortune. Singer Robert Plant was put out...
View ArticleJuly 8, 2016 in 3,831 words
HUNTING FOR BREAKFAST The last few days I’ve noticed this rather large bird sitting atop a telephone pole while out walking. Today I managed to get my phone off my arm and the camera app running...
View ArticleJuly 9, 2016 in 4,278 words
Sheep Hat? Human Hybrid Man found in China. This Bigfoot hybrid man footage was taken in Sichuan Province in China and is being described all over the web as the Chinese Hybrid Man or Yeren Ape Man....
View ArticleJuly 11, 2016 in 3,770 words
Howler Monkey Choir Practice THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 11TH- ANN AUSTIN AND MARY FISHER LAND IN AMERICA This Day In History: July 11, 1656 “Why was it that the coming of two women so shook ye, as if a...
View ArticleJuly 12, 2016 in 4,004 words
“Are we there yet?” THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION: THE CONSTITUTION BEFORE THE CONSTITUTION For four hot, humid July days, 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia with...
View ArticleJuly 13, 2016 in 3,942 words
Om Nom Nom Nom Nom THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 13TH- MURDERING MARAT This Day In History: July 13, 1793 Charlotte Corday hailed from Normandy where her family was part of the minor nobility. Despite her...
View ArticleJuly 14, 2016 in 4,288 words
Proud Parent THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 14TH- “BORN TO RAISE HELL” This Day In History: July 14, 1966 Carrying a revolver and a knife, a 24-year-old drifter named Richard Speck, who had numerous...
View ArticleJuly 15, 2016 in 3,959 words
Feeding Time THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 15TH- A BLOODY WEDDING This Day In History: July 15, 1500 It’s a rare wedding that goes off without a single hitch, be it big or small. But few, if any, can...
View ArticleJuly 16, 2016 in 3,889 words
Is it art, or is it vandalism? That’s for the courts to decide. I’m calling this one art. And maybe littering. I’ve run across a lot of very out of place items while out walking east of town. This has...
View ArticleJuly 17, 2016 in 3,835 words
UH OH!!! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 17TH- A YELLOW SUBMARINE This Day In History: July 17, 1968 On July 17, 1968, the world premiere of the Beatles third feature film, the animated “Yellow Submarine”,...
View ArticleJuly 18, 2016 in 3,827 words
Grind The Anger Away THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 18TH- MASSACRE AT McDONALD’S This Day In History: July 18, 1984 On July 18, 1984, 21 people lost their lives and another 19 were injured when James...
View ArticleJuly 19, 2016 in 3,802 words
It’s nose-lickin’ good! HOW HIEROGLYPHICS WERE ORIGINALLY TRANSLATED Today I found out about the history of the Rosetta Stone and how hieroglyphics were first translated. Hieroglyphics were elaborate,...
View ArticleJuly 20, 2016 in 3,817 words
Interesting Sign These signs raise so many questions. Is it possible that the park rangers are stupid enough to put the idea of intoxicating bison into people’s head? Or are the signs there out of...
View ArticleJuly 21, 2016 in 3,672 words
“Are we there yet?” THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 21ST- THE “DESTRUCTION OF ALL THE WORLD” This Day In History: July 21, 365 CE The impact of a catastrophic earthquake and mega-tsunami on July 21, 365 CE...
View ArticleJuly 22, 2016 in 3,656 words
Catch Of The Day THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 22ND- JEFFREY DAHMER This Day In History: July 22, 1991 “I have to question whether there is an evil force in the world and whether or not I have been...
View ArticleJuly 23, 2016 in 3,939 words
It must be the weekend THIS DAY IN HISTORY: JULY 23RD- THE DEATH OF A LEGEND This Day In History: July 23, 1948 “To watch his work is like being witness to the beginning of melody, or the first...
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