This Christmas of 2013 has already brought snow to many peoples’ homes. And there is this Christmas a shorter time…
Year: 2013
Remembering Rosa Parks
It was 58 years ago today Dec. 1, 1955 on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama that Rosa Parks, an…
Lizzie Borden Lives On
Though the infamous ax murderer, Lizzie Andrew Borden, died years ago on June 1, 1927, her biology lives on. Scientist…
Question on Flag at Half Staff
From: Amber Subject: The American Flag Message Body: Why do most people put the American flag at half-position. Sorry if…
Boston Red Sox Fans
Red Sox fans are everywhere, but how many attended the 1918 World Series? Not many. But there does exist a least…
Benjamin Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues
1.Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2.Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid…
American Outlaws: Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid had many names. He was born William Henry McCarty Jr. on November 23, 1859 in New York…
Women of America: Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson and her family arrived in America on September 18, 1634 and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A controversial woman…
Childhood Tales of the Great Depression and Drought
written by Laurie C. Brough While waiting to checkout at the grocery store I overhear a man telling the cashier…
Never Give Up
Diana Nyad, a long distance swimmer, finally succeeded on her fifth try at attaining her arduous swimming goal today, Monday,…
