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The Presidents' War – Chris DeRose

The Presidents’ War: Six American Presidents and the Civil War That Divided Them Chris DeRose (Book 18 of 2015) Through the years,I have read many books about the Civil War. Most of those books center around the battles and the Generals. Until I saw the book …

Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup March 27,1917!

Seattle Metropolitans the first US Team to win the Stanley Cup! Okay, I am not the world’s biggest hockey fan.Living in the suburbs of Philly,I do follow the Flyers and a couple of years ago attended several games. However, I did not follow any hockey before 1967, when the …

Aldus Manutius – the Renaissance's Leading Publisher

Aldus Manutius – Venice publisher who created the first pocket-sized books! This afternoon I saw this post in Twitter feed – A Tribute to the Printer Aldus Manutius, and the Roots of the Paperback.. The tribute is a new show in New York at the Grolier Club in Manhattan, “Aldus Manutius: …

Woman Suffrage Parade held March 3, 1913

AKA Woman Suffrage Procession – March 3, 1913 Today is the 102nd anniversary of The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913. The parade was held the day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson to help advance the women’s suffrage movement. From Wikipedia: The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913, officially …

Emile Berliner and the Microphone

Emile Berliner – Inventor (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) This morning as I read through events that happened on this day (March 4) the one that peaked my interest was, that in 1877 Emile Berliner invented the microphone. That seemed like something I had to find out more …

The Bookwheel , what a way to read!!

The Bookwheel invented by Agostino Ramelli in 1588! As I started browsing through Wikipedia this morning I came across a contraption invented by Italian military engineer Agostino Ramelli the bookwheel!! It was the perfect invention for all of those like us, who back in 1588 loved to read more than one …

John Quincy Adams Elected by the US House of Representatives.

John Quincy Adams – elected by the US House of Representatives – February 9, 1825! On February 8th, I posted about the election of Richard Johnson as the ninth Vice President of th US, which occurred on that day in 1837. It is the only time that a Vice …

William G. Morgan – Inventor of Mintonette (volleyball)

William G Morgan (23 January 1870 – 27 December 1942) Inventor of Mintonette (aka Volleyball) On February 9, 1895 William G. Morgan a YMCA physical education director in Holyoke, Massachusetts unveiled his new game called Mintonette. Mintonette was designed by Morgan as an indoor game, that combined a little of …

Richard Johnson, the only US VP Elected by the Senate!

Richard Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) Ninth Vice President of the United States So this morning as I was checking the events that occurred on February 8th, I saw that date in 1837, Richard Johnson …

Charlie Sifford the first Black Golfer on the PGA Tour.

Charlie Sifford (June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015) So we all know about the great Jackie Robinson breaking color barrier in major league baseball. But do you know the name of the golfer who paved the way for Tiger Woods! I didn’t when I saw his name among …

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