Monthly Archives for January 2007
Members of the First Continental Congress
You know several members of the First Continental Congress from school — John Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry, and George Washington. If you drink beer, you know another member — Samuel Adams. But there were more, 50 more. The idea of … Continue reading
The Goldbergs — The First Sitcom
“The Goldbergs” was a live radio program that was eventually translated for television and became the first sitcom broadcast on American television in 1949. It followed the lives of the Molly and Jake Goldberg and their family as they made their … Continue reading
Female Presidential Candidates
They’ve tried, and failed, to run for the highest office in the land. I’m not talking about the Libertarian Party, even though that description fits them, too. I’m talking about the ladies. Many women have made a run for the … Continue reading
England’s First Air Raid Casualties
The first English casualties to be suffered in an air raid didn’t come from Messerschmitts or any of Hitler’s Vengeance weapons during World War II, but from German blimps, or zeppelins, in 1915. The tiny town of Great Yarmouth was bombarded … Continue reading