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What’s the big deal? Nobody lives there anyhow, eh. On this
What’s the big deal? Nobody lives there anyhow, eh. On this day, 1978, the Soviet satellite, Kosmos 954 crashed back down to earth and spread its ...

Give me that old time religion. Good ol’ Joe Stalin has got to
Give me that old time religion. Good ol’ Joe Stalin has got to be one of the most paranoid folks in history. On this day, 1953, he authorized the ...

The 1892 Chicago Fair was a major, successful attempt to put that
The 1892 Chicago Fair was a major, successful attempt to put that city on the map. The goal was to out-do the Paris World Fair and that included out-...

Thanks to some heavy rain and high temperatures which melted some
Thanks to some heavy rain and high temperatures which melted some of the higher level snow, we got some flooding. Our house is fine, but the first fo...

Taking the bitter with the sweet. Oh yes, that will get you half
Taking the bitter with the sweet. Oh yes, that will get you half a second. On this day, 1951, the first nationally televised National Football Leagu...

Fairy Lights. The thought of doing this never ceases to blow my
Fairy Lights. The thought of doing this never ceases to blow my mind, but for many years Christmas trees were decorated with candles. And it wasn’...

Fashion faux pas. It’s often said that the wearing of a clip-on
Fashion faux pas. It’s often said that the wearing of a clip-on tie is the definition of tacky. The only people that can justify wearing such a th...

Names. You’d think, being Swedish and all, that his name would
Names. You’d think, being Swedish and all, that his name would have been Olaf, Gustaf, or something. On this day, 1718, King Charles XII (OK, he w...