Tag: history
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May 08, 2008 08:05 PM EDT --
The First Ladies Cookbook
Favorite Recipes of all the Presidents of the United States
Published Exclusively for Parents Magazine Press
NY,NY
1966 Edition hardback no ISBN
color photo and some . . . more
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July 05, 2008 09:05 PM EDT --
Four hundred years ago The Catholic Church was wrong and Galileo was right regarding the issue as to whether the Earth was the center of the universe and the solar system in particular; right?
Or . . . more
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March 16, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
March 19 marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq. While many Americans were glad to see Saddam Hussein's brutal regime toppled, there are also many Americans . . . more
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July 10, 2008 03:30 PM EDT --
You probably figured out by now that I love historical documents and photos. So the National Archives Digital Vault is a fabulous find for me. There are over 1, 200 selections in this vault.
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February 27, 2008 12:58 PM EST --
As part of my unpublished "Sex Sells" book, I was originally going to include a section called "Prostitution in America: The Early Years," but the publishers (the same ones who don't . . . more
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February 26, 2008 02:39 PM EST --
In Poland, 'Unmentionables' on Display
In Opatowek, Poland, the Museum of Industry in Opatowek is displaying women's underwear from knickers and corsets of the early 20th century . . . more
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July 03, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
Did you know that in 1926, when Lee Rider Jeans introduced the first jeans with zippers, many religious leaders were horrified, and denounced them as "scandalous?"
Then, in the 1950's, . . . more
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June 11, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
EMail is not always the source of truth, so I can't speak to the historical veracity of the story, but the opportunity for a new perspective makes me share it ...
The History of the Middle Finger . . . more
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January 04, 2008 02:48 PM EST --
THE YEAR 1907
This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!
The year is 1907.
One hundred (and one) years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
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July 04, 2008 12:44 AM EDT --
HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?
This is the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. The sad thing about it, you can see it coming.
I . . . more
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July 18, 2008 12:51 AM EDT --
when we were taught in school, the history books told us that in December of 1903, orville and wilbur wright were the first one's to fly a "controlled" motorized airplane from Kitty Hawk. . . . more
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April 13, 2008 03:10 PM EDT --
I just read the book, "Charlie Wilson's War". I also watched the movie and it is SO watered down that it is difficult to even put the information in perspective.
From the book I learned . . . more
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April 12, 2008 12:39 AM EDT --
Poetry Form: Cinquain
Subtitled:
"Press 'O' To Rage Against Automated Telephone Operators
under
the charter of
our French Language . . . more
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July 22, 2008 08:36 PM EDT --
this is an add on to my two previous articles.. you can find the first one here .. & the second one here..
so here are some more interesting facts on our former presidents !
John . . . more
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May 16, 2008 03:24 PM EDT --
Gene Healy, author of "The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power," is concerned the presidential candidates -- and the voting public -- have a grandiose . . . more
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July 02, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
I bet life would be so much more interesting now if we didn't have television!
1920's
Flagpole Sitting
Started by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly who was a professional stuntman. . . . more
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July 03, 2008 03:06 PM EDT --
I love epitaphs, and here are some from a collection:
In a London cemetery
Ann Mann
Here lies Ann Mann,
Who lived an old maid
But died an old Mann
Dec. 8, 1767
In a Ribbesford, . . . more
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July 14, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
Superstitions can be so funny. I remember being warned as a young girl never to sit on concrete, because if I did, I'd never get pregnant. Or hearing that it was bad luck to walk away from . . . more
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May 02, 2008 11:23 AM EDT --
I am watching American Experience: Walt Whitman on the DVR. If you ever get a chance to watch this PBS program, and you have any affection for literature or American history, please do. This is the most . . . more
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March 31, 2008 07:42 PM EDT --
I just heard about this on the news, so I investigated on the internet. Here's what I found:
From the Advocate:
Labor of Love
Thomas Beatie gives The Advocate a first-person account . . . more
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