From Atlantic to Pacific
It was on August 15, 1915 that the first cargo ship, The Ancon, traveled between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans through the Panama Canal. This was two years ahead of the original scheduled completion date. A Canal at this location had been envisioned across the narrow Isthmus of Panama as early as 1534 when [...]
Hangings
Hangings as a form of capital punishment by suspension of a person by a cord wrapped around the neck causing death, first occurred in the Persian Empire about 2500 years ago. There are 4 methods of judicial hanging. 1) The short drop, placing the condemned on the back of a cart, horse or other vehicle [...]
Ruth and 500
The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians were playing a ball game in Cleveland on August 11, 1929. In the game Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit home runs. For Gehrig it was his 27th of the season. For Ruth it was his 500th in his career, becoming the first person to reach a [...]
Smile, It’s Candid Camera
Allen Funt was born on September 16, 1914. Beginning in the 1940′s and until the 1980s as a regular show or in a series of specials, his famous show, Candid Camera was produced. Funt came up with his idea of recording ordinary people in unusual situations in the 1940s and began on radio as Candid [...]
Favorite Songs
My favorite songs. Colour My World – Chicago This is a favorite of many since during the 70s and even today many proms have used this as their theme, and weddings and the song for the first dance. It’s a great song alone, but it’s often played by the group as part of James Pankow’s [...]
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