Every year since 1900, Britt, Iowa, celebrates current and retired hobos and their independent life style. Each year there is a parade, traditional mulligan stew is served, and visitors can visit the Hobo Museum and the Hobo cemetery. The celebration Continue reading National Hobo Convention
Joe and his wife were on vacation in their cottage on a lake in Maine on the 3rd of August, 1930. The 9th was her birthday and the two were going to celebrate. Joseph Force Crater was a justice of Continue reading Disappearance of Judge Crater
August 5, 1957 marked the premiere of the American classic, “American Bandstand.” The program began five years earlier as a local show in Philadelphia. Dick Clark, then a disc jockey, took over as host at age 26 and held that Continue reading “American Bandstand” TV Premiere: Anniversary
Born Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the leader of the Tembu tribe in 1918 Umata, South Africa. Mandela grew up to be a political activist and a lawyer and in 1962 established the first black practice in South Africa. Four years Continue reading Mandela Arrest: Anniversary
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…We all know it, but did you know that he set out to traverse the Big Blue on August 3rd? His courage and sometimes audacity won this Italian the nickname, “Admiral of the Ocean.” Continue reading Columbus Sails for the New World: Anniversary
Happy birthday to the great American innovator! You know him as the man who introduced the car and the industrial line to America. Did you also know that he was not only a perfectionist and a business man, but also Continue reading Happy 150th Birthday, Henry Ford!
The 22nd of July, 1938, all major powers in the West are at attention. Only a few months prior, Czechoslovakia had concentrated their military on the border which they share with Germany. Hitler sent diplomats to meet with the Czech Continue reading Diplomatic Squabbles in Prelude to the 2nd World War
