Browsing: March 26

A Brief History On March 26, 1812, the first use of the term “gerrymander” appeared in the Boston-Gazette in conjunction with a political cartoon making fun of the ridiculous boundaries drawn for new Massachusetts Senate election districts.  The name came from the name of the governor, Elbridge Gerry and the likeness of a salamander that a district resembled. Digging Deeper The idea behind gerrymandering is to create voting precincts or districts that maximize the chance of a certain political party to have representatives elected.  Minority parties’ populations are split up to avoid any one or more places where they might…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on March 26th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On March 26, 1812, the first use of the term “gerrymander” appeared in the Boston-Gazette in conjunction with a political cartoon making fun of the ridiculous boundaries drawn for new Massachusetts Senate election districts. On March 26, 1934, the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland instituted their first ever practical examination of automobile drivers’ competence in order to be issued a…

A Brief History On March 26, 2020, not only Popeye the Sailor Man but all Americans should be celebrating National Spinach Day.  Loaded with water soluble vitamins, iron, calcium antioxidants, and other nutrients, eat it raw to gain the maximum benefit from its nutrition.  In honor of this special day and this special dark green leafy vegetable, we offer several ways for you to enjoy spinach and to celebrate this holiday.  Feel free to share other spinach ideas with the rest of us! Digging Deeper Watch Popeye cartoons and/or the movie. Popeye and his buddy Wimpy, his girlfriend Olive Oyl,…

A Brief History On March 26, 1934, the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland instituted their first ever practical examination of automobile drivers’ competence in order to be issued a driver’s license.  The UK, however, was way behind the trend to require a driver’s test, as France had instituted the dreaded procedure way back in 1899!  The United States lagged behind their European brethren in licensing drivers, although by 1918 all 48 states required license plates on motor vehicles.  When Britain started requiring a driving test that needed to be passed to get a driver’s license the…

A Brief History On March 26, 2017, 99 Russian cities saw thousands of protesters objecting to the mass corruption of the Russian kleptocracy led by Vladimir Putin. Polls indicate 67% of the Russian population found Putin responsible for the corruption, and yet in March of 2018 Putin “won reelection” to the Presidency of Russia by an amazing 76% of the vote! Digging Deeper Obviously, the Russian vote was a total scam on the people of Russia. Putin jailed his main opponent and kept other serious opponents from running by disallowing their candidacy based on trumped up convictions or possibly killing…