Once upon a time there was a cobbler, or shoe-maker, who lived a simple lifestyle, worked hard, and was very happy with life; people passing his shop could hear him singing at the top of his voice as he fixed shoes, and he had a wave and a smile for...
There was a wealthy man in the late 1920s who gave many thousands of dollars to his church—and back then, that amounted to a very large sum of money. Then, in October 1929, the stock market crashed; the economy was badly shaken, the financial world...
Prior to Concorde’s retirement from service in 2003, the aircraft was considered first class among its competitors. Flying at an average speed of Mach 2.02, Concorde could cross the Atlantic Ocean in a mere 3 1/2 hours. In The World’s...
In history, certain years are pivotal. For Americans, some that come to mind are: 1776, 1865, 1929, and 1941. Whereas the Declaration of Independence, end of the Civil War, Stock Market Crash, and Pearl Harbor will never be forgotten, I ask…what...
Charlie Brown, where are you? All forms of media, including cyberspace, are echoing at eardrum bursting decibel levels (typical sound of a teenager’s mp3 at three-quarters volume and higher), of what is becoming one of the great myths of all time...
