…all the random things that happened today….. 1847 – “Oh, Susannah” was sung in public for the first time. Stephen Foster sold the rights to the song for a bottle of whiskey. 1963 – “The Great White Wonder” first appears in a record store in Los Angeles, CA. The “bootleg” of Bob Dylan songs is believed to be the first bootleg album. 1875 – “Professor Tidwissel’s... 

I guess I can’t complain too much that today is Monday – it’s a short week in the office, after all. But that’s really of little consolation. It’s still Monday and I still wish it wasn’t. Worse than that, it’s Monday morning, the worst morning of them all. On November 19, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most important speeches in American History. The Gettysburg Address lasted... 

I remember where I was six years ago today. Do you? I was living with my best friend in Arcata, CA. I turned on the news around 6:30 like I did every morning, and saw the strangest thing…New York was ablaze. I poked my head into my friend’s room and said to her, “New York is on fire if you care.” Then I went to work; it was just another day. But of course, it wasn’t. Although I would agree that America is a... 

The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the “working man”. Wikipedia Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature,... 

Just because it’s the summer and you have the day off work today, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn something: Though the Fourth of July is iconic to Americans, some claim the date itself is somewhat arbitrary. New Englanders had been fighting Britain since April 1775. The first motion in the Continental Congress for independence was made on June 4, 1776. After hard debate, the Congress voted unanimously, but secretly,... 

So it looks like my computer has bought the farm and is no longer with us. There are some sales going on around me, so hopefully I can find something this weekend. I must admit, I feel very lost without it. How sad is that? Keep your fingers crossed that I’ll be up and running again by Monday. March 30th in History… 1822 – Florida became a US territory 1842 – Dr. Crawford Long – 1st physician to use ether as... 

So apparently my home computer needed to get its life in order. It decided to crash last night, and now needs to go to rehab. He’ll probably take the bed left vacant by Britney Spears. Anyway, I’m doing my best to get things up and running again (I’m writing this from my computer at my office job), so bare with me. On this day in 1998 thousands of American men began to get their boners back, thanks to the FDA approving... 

DECEMBER 8th December 8, 1980 will go down in history as the day the world lost one of the most influential singer/songwriters it has ever known. On this day twenty-six years ago, John Lennon was shot and killed in front of his New York apartment building, The Dakota, as his wife Yoko Ono stood at his side. He was 40 years old. From close range, his murderer, Mark David Chapman, shot the former Beatle four times with a .38-caliber revolver.... 

Thanksgiving is one week from today. Before you start thinking about everything you’re going to eat, take a moment to review what Thanksgiving is really all about. Before there were frozen turkeys, football, and cool-whip, there were Pilgrims and Indians. Without them, we wouldn’t get to stuff ourselves silly once a year and have a four day weekend. Perhaps we should give thanks to them. *The English colonists we call Pilgrims...