Also Happened on December 7th
December 7, 1941 will forever be remembered as an day of infamy. It was on that day that Japan attacked the military bases on the Hawaiian Island of O’ahu. Pearl Harbor Naval Base, where many of the United States Pacific fleet were docked on that day, and Hickham Field, which adjoins the Naval Base, were [...]
The United States were First Eleven
It was on July 26, 1788 that New York became the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution’s Seventh Article stated that “The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.” The ninth to ratify [...]
The End of a Film Era
Kodachrome is no longer. If you happen to have a roll of Kodachrome film in your camera bag it will forever have to remain in the canister, in your bag. On December 30, 2010 Dwayne’s Photo, a lab in Parsons, Kansas and the last lab that was still processing Kodachrome, took in their last roll [...]
Once in a Blue Moon
It’s commonly thought that a Blue Moon occurs when there are two full moons in the same month. This hasn’t always been the meaning of a ‘Blue Moon’. In 1946 an article by James Hugh Pruett appeared in Sky & Telescope March edition mistakenly referring to a Blue Moon as being the second full moon [...]
Republic of West Florida
On October 27, 1810 President James Madison declared parts of the region known as West Florida as part of the United States. His reason for the annexation was he claimed it was part of the Louisiana Purchase. This ended the 90-day existence of the Republic of West Florida. Beginning in the 17th century through 1763 [...]
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