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    Louis Bleriot

    10 Great Airplane Flights

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    By on Inventions, July 25, Lists, Military, Travel, Vehicles

    A Brief History On July 25, 1909, French pilot Louis Bleriot made the first ever heavier than air powered flight across the English Channel in his Type XI monoplane, beating out several rival aviators that were competing for their place in history and also a nice prize of £1000 offered by The Daily Mail, a British newspaper.  Today we take a look at 10 notable airplane flights that have earned the airplane and its pilot and designer a place in aviation history.  Our list is one of interesting flights, not necessarily the most important or a “first.”  You are always…

    Coffee Brand Coffee Review

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    By on Food, July 12

    A Brief History On July 12, 2022, we acknowledge that we finally got around to trying the gourmet coffee offered by Coffee Brand Coffee.  As someone who drinks at least a pot of coffee each day, coffee is an incredibly important part of my life.  After growing up drinking coffee with cream and sugar, and then with only cream, the quality of the coffee was masked and did not matter so much.  After switching to drinking black coffee, a whole new world of discerning the quality of the coffee was discovered and became a critical part of my choice of…

    US Route 66

    Even More Iconic American Things You Don’t See Anymore!

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    By on Cinema & TV, Fashion, Games, June 27, Lists

    A Brief History On June 27, 1985, US Route 66, known as “The Main Street of America,” was officially taken off the list of US highways. Established in 1926, it was the main road from Chicago to Los Angeles (Santa Monica). Spawning a hit song (by Nat “King” Cole) and a hit television series, this route was the American highway, at least until superseded by the Interstate Highway System. It survives (barely) today in pieces as “State Route 66” in some states and as stretches of a “National Scenic Byway.” We previously discussed “10 Iconic American Things You Do Not…

    Enovid

    The Birth of Birth Control Pills

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    By on Health/Medicine, Inventions, May 9, Politics, Religion

    A Brief History On May 9, 1960, the Searle manufactured drug, Enovid, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States as a birth control measure, making Enovid the first oral contraceptive pill approved for use by any nation.  While most American women rejoiced at the sexual freedom afforded by this “miracle” drug, not everyone was happy about the approval and to this day, such birth control drugs remain controversial. Digging Deeper A major boon to the Women’s Liberation Movement, American women largely celebrated the advent of this empowering drug that permitted women to avoid the “tyranny”…

    Marijuana Day

    Happy Marijuana Day! (?)

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    By on April 20, Crime, Health/Medicine, Nature, Politics

    A Brief History On April 20, 2022, marijuana users celebrate a day that is commonly acknowledged as “Marijuana Day,” an unofficial holiday in which marijuana aficionados rally around their herb of choice and advocate for the legalization of recreational  marijuana use and the associated decriminalization of the growing, possession, and use of the leaves of Cannabis sativa and its closely related kin, Cannabis indica, the scientific name of the plant we usually refer to as marijuana, weed, pot, or other euphemistic names.  So, what could be the problem? Digging Deeper To date, according to US News, 18 states as well…