Helen Adams Keller was born at Tuscumbia, Alabama on this day in 1880. She was a bright and attractive child until she fell sick at 19 months with “brain fever,” now believed to have been meningitis. She wasn’t expected to live, after recovering she had lost all vision and hearing. … Continue reading
Heading toward general availability on October 22, Microsoft today revealed some great news in the pricing for Windows 7; the most popular retail product, the Home Premium Upgrade, will be reduced by approximately 10% (depending on the market), compared to its Windows Vista predecessor. For more on the pricing and … Continue reading
Today is observed as Father’s Day in the US and fifty other countries, another forty nations observe the day on other dates. I miss my father; although he is still with us, it seems that there is never enough time in the day to call him, something always comes up. … Continue reading
Errol Flynn was born at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia a century ago today. He grew up at Sydney, failed in two businesses in New Guinea, and moved to England in 1933. Spotted by a Warner Brothers executive the next year he was quickly signed to a contract and soon found himself … Continue reading
Just days after Paris fell to the Nazis, Winston Churchill called his compatriots to do their duty in the familiar words of the first quote below, delivered in the House of Commons on this day in 1940. I’ve chosen a few other quotes on Duty to go with it. Let … Continue reading
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3TGKOQeTrc] For those who can’t see the video above, you can view it on Youtube, here.
Today’s theme is based on three birthdays. Charles Gounod was born at Paris on this day in 1818. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born at Oranienbaum, Russia on this day in 1882. And Barry Alan Pinkus (better known as Barry Manilow) was born at Brooklyn, New York on this day in … Continue reading
Darrell “Shifty” Powers, E Co, 506th PIR WWII, died Wednesday June 17, 2009. We Stand Together, Then, Now and Always Veteran a part of ‘Band of Brothers’ – Roanoke.com
Ernesto Guevara was born at Rosario, Argentina on this day in 1928. He learned chess at an early age and was playing in tournaments by age 12. His family frequently hosted veterans of the Spanish revolution, and Guevara read widely. He enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires, but left … Continue reading
We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separate it by white in stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her… [Attributed to George Washington; however unconfirmed.] On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress proposed that the United States have a national flag instead of … Continue reading