A Brief History On July 20, 1971, The Raiders held the top spot on the Rock and Roll charts with “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian).” Although the word “reservation” appears in the song’s lyrics, nowhere in the song is the title mentioned. Here we list 10 major hit songs that also do not have their title in the lyrics, sometimes making for awkwardness when trying to look up the song or talking about it. Digging Deeper 1. “Indian Reservation”, The Raiders, 1971. Formerly known as Paul Revere and the Raiders, the band actually recorded the song as a lead singer Marc Lindsay…
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Major Dan
Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On July 19, 1814, Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and although he lived only to the age of 47 became rich and famous as the man that made the repeating firearm a practical reality. Here we list 10 of the most important designers of firearms and their components (no significance to the order listed). Digging Deeper 1. Samuel Colt, Revolver. The familiar revolving cylinder pistol is the legacy of Mr. Colt, the man about which it is said, “God created men, and Sam Colt kept them equal.” The revolver is so closely associated with Colt, that…
A Brief History On July 18, 64 AD, the center of Western Civilization, the city of Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, suffered an enormous fire that devastated the city and burned for 6 days. Contrary to popular myth, Emperor Nero could not have been fiddling during this event as the violin was not invented until the 1500’s! Digging Deeper Actually, Nero’s enemies accused him of sending out teams of agents pretending to be drunk to start fires around the city, and then as the story goes, Nero calmly played the Lyre (an old time stringed instrument) while the…
A Brief History On July 16, 1941, Major League Baseball had a new and enduring record, when The Yankee Clipper, Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, hit in his 56th consecutive game, the longest batting streak in major league baseball history. All 13 of DiMaggio’s major league seasons were played for the New York Yankees. Digging Deeper Joe DiMaggio was the heir apparent to fill the shoes of the mighty Babe Ruth on the field and in the hearts of Yankees fans. The graceful center fielder made his debut with the Yankees in May of 1936, only one year after Ruth had retired…
A Brief History On July 15, 2006, the social media vehicle known as Twitter was launched, and quickly became an essential part of electronic communications in the United States and world-wide. Created by Noah Glass, Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jack Dorsey, the social networking device caught on with frightening speed, and became one of our most important and prevalent sources of information. Digging Deeper By 2016, there were well over 300 million users of Twitter, and on election day 2016 over 40 million ‘tweets’ were sent regarding election news. Williams and Glass had founded an internet search and directory…