Browsing: July 3

A Brief History On July 3, 1958, The Andy Williams Show premiered on ABC, later to evolve into a long running show from 1962 to 1971 with minor comebacks in following years.  Music was first provided by the New Christy Minstrels folk group and in 1962 the Osmond Brothers provided musical entertainment. Digging Deeper Typical of the day, the Andy Williams Show was clean, family-oriented entertainment.  While movies and TV shows have made progress since then in production value, special effects, sets, costumes, and general quality, there are a few things we hate about modern video programming.  Do you agree?…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 3, 1863, the Army of the Potomac fought a defensive battle against the Army of Northern Virginia at the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. On July 3, 1890, Idaho was admitted to the Union as the 43rd US State. On July 3, 1940, the Royal Navy (on purpose) pounded a French fleet moored at the Algerian port of Mers-el-Kebir, sinking three…

A Brief History On July 3, 1996, Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom made an announcement most Scots would find long overdue.  Major announced that the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland after being held in England since 1296. Digging Deeper Not to be confused with the delicious breakfast pastry, the stone gets its name from Scone Abbey in Scone, Scotland, where the red sandstone block once resided.  A sacred relic, the stone has been used in the coronation ceremonies of Scottish, English, and British monarchs.  It has a cross carved on it and metal rings…

A Brief History On July 3, 1890, Idaho was admitted to the Union as the 43rd US State.  Previously, Idaho had been part of the Oregon Country, then the Oregon Territory, and then the Washington Territory before becoming a separate entity known as the Idaho Territory in 1863.  So, where does the name, Idaho, come from?  Probably from the imagination of lobbyist George M. Willing, who probably just made up the name in order to have something that sounded like an Indian name.  In fact, he claimed the name came from the Shoshonean language, variously claiming the word meant “gem…

A Brief History On July 3, 1969, Mark Sosin was fishing off Bermuda when he hooked, fought, and landed the heaviest Yellowfin Tuna ever captured by sporting methods with fly fishing tackle. His record catch of 53 pounds 6 ounces took 40 minutes of line ripping fight to finally land, put Mark and his fish in the record books for nearly 50 years now, an impressive amount of time to hold a World Record. Considering that Yellowfin Tuna can grow to weights in excess of 300 pounds, this record for fly tackle is quite possibly within reach of some lucky…