Tag: history
group name: catchalldrawer
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May 29, 2008 05:36 PM EDT --
A new archaelogical project has proved that Stonehenge was a burial site for much longer than previously believed, from around the time the monuments were first being built ias early as 3000 . . . more
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July 03, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
Did you know that in 1926, when Lee Rider Jeans introduced the first jeans with zippers, many religious leaders were horrified, and denounced them as "scandalous?"
Then, in the 1950's, . . . more
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May 15, 2008 09:58 AM EDT --
. . the feather duster:
Susan Hibbard patented the feather duster in 1875. Her husband, George Hibbard, tried to claim the patent was his, but the court awarded the patent to her. Like a Victorian-era . . . more
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June 13, 2008 11:58 AM EDT --
This is a bit of background I wrote for my as yet unpubished book, Sex Sells, which is about women in photography, on the stage, and in film from Victorian Time up to the 1960's.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND: . . . more
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May 21, 2008 05:26 PM EDT --
When I posted my review of Children of the Grave here a few days ago, some people said they missed it and would like to see it. If you are into the paranormal at all, and especially if . . . more
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June 11, 2008 01:07 PM EDT --
If you're among the many people who've wondered why they call it that, wonder no more...I found the answer:
Waldorf salad [WAWL-dorf] Created at New York's Waldorf- Astoria Hotel . . . more
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June 26, 2008 09:46 AM EDT --
This summer, during the extreme lull in regular programming, I find myself enhancing my education considerably, through television. I firmly believe that tv can be a wonderful learning tool. This summer, . . . more
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July 18, 2008 12:51 AM EDT --
when we were taught in school, the history books told us that in December of 1903, orville and wilbur wright were the first one's to fly a "controlled" motorized airplane from Kitty Hawk. . . . more
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July 08, 2008 02:03 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago I posted an article about the medical family tree that I've started putting together as a result of my genealogy research. Well, I found out yesterday that this information may have . . . more
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August 07, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
I wrote on here about how since we moved to Georgia I've not really been in contact with any of my family. My parents are dead and I just wanted to make a clean break of it, especially after my mother's . . . more
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August 16, 2008 07:49 PM EDT --
This is actually a poem by someone else, but I thought I'd share it so we could all learn a thing or two:
Johnny's Hist'ry Lesson by Nixon Waterman
I think, of all the things at school . . . more
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August 06, 2008 06:33 PM EDT --
If you were alive and able aware of what was going on around you. You probably remember exactly where you were and what you were doing at 12:30 November, 22, 1963. I was in . . . more
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May 17, 2008 08:09 PM EDT --
I just finished reading The Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz , and I recommend for anyone with a daughter or another special girl between the ages of 8 and 14 in their . . . more
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May 19, 2008 10:57 AM EDT --
Recently, Sci Fi aired a documentary by the Booth Brothers entitled Children of the Grave. It featured a number of people I respect in the paranormal community as hosts or commentators, such as Keith . . . more
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June 30, 2008 05:31 PM EDT --
I recently was offered a copy of America's Hidden History by Kenneth C. Davis to read and review, through the group Collins Nonfiction . I've always loved history, and I had read . . . more
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May 28, 2007 09:17 AM EDT --
My ancestors are long-time residents of the Detroit area. In fact, one of my ancestors came to Detroit with Cadillac when it was first settled in 1701. Many of the descendants of the original Detroit . . . more
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June 12, 2008 09:38 PM EDT --
When I was a boy, although some still say I am I love that line, I was a child prodigy on the piano and also extremely knowledgeable about U.S. History. My passion of interest was the Civil War. Since . . . more
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June 30, 2008 03:43 PM EDT --
Please bear with me, this is my first book review on Gather.
I was very pleased to see that Bight Ideas from Bestselling Authors group was offering a book on history to be reviewed. I of course . . . more
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June 30, 2008 08:49 PM EDT --
I just turned on the History channel to learn that NYC only has 1200 public restrooms. Similarly, Singapore has 30,000 public restrooms. When nature calls, where would you go to the bathroom?
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August 06, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
I just wanted to share a little bit about what I've been reading, doing, thinking about lately...
This book is TOTALLY awesome. I thought that I loved Tully by the same author, Paullina . . . more
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