A Brief History We have all done it. At one point or another, we have all dug something out of the trash either because we wanted that particular object or because we had accidentally thrown it out. This list of 10 things commonly retrieved from the trash bin truly shows that what is one person’s trash might be another person’s treasure. To those of you who did not make it to the trash before it got picked up, better luck next time. Digging Deeper 10. Newspapers Technically not always trash, when finished reading it, many people leave a newspaper out…
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A Brief History Earlier today, we posted an article about last year’s Groundhog Day debacle in which New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio managed to accidentally kill a groundhog named Charlotte. That is right, New York’s police are not the only ones Mayor de Blasio has “let down”! Digging Deeper This year, however, the most famous of all groundhogs, Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil, got his apparent revenge for groundhog kind on all of us humans. We are saddened to report that Phil saw his shadow and thereby predicted six more weeks of what has already been a most unpleasant winter. …
A Brief History On February 2, 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio fumbled the unfortunate groundhog Charlotte, dropping the marmot on her head during a Groundhog Day ceremony. For information about Groundhog Day, please read our article “First Groundhog Day Celebration in Punxsutawney,” but as you probably gathered by today’s article’s title, Groundhog Day is not only celebrated in Pennsylvania. Digging Deeper With regards to the tragic 2014 Groundhog Day in New York, typical of politically-staged events, the lies or misinformation started right away when the groundhog was called “Chuck,” when in reality it was a female named…
A Brief History On January 12, 2004, the RMS Queen Mary 2, flagship of the Cunard Line, left port on its maiden voyage after having been christened 4 days earlier by Queen Elizabeth II. Built at a cost of $900 million (£460 million) to eventually replace the aging RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, that price equated to approximately $300,000 for every one of the 2,620 passenger berths. The luxury liner also carries over 1,200 crew members. Digging Deeper The second ocean liner to be named after the wife of King George V, the QM2 is massive at 1,132 feet long by about 147 feet wide. …
A Brief History On January 10, 49 B.C., Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River as he marched toward the city of Rome with his legions. Since it was forbidden to cross the Rubicon with an army, it was seen as a threat to the Republic, and by doing so, Caesar made a bold statement about his intentions to seize power. Ever since, when we say someone has “crossed the Rubicon,” we are talking about someone who has taken a fateful and irreversible step, such as when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. A point of no return if you will, what aviators call the “Bingo”…