A Brief History On September 26, 46 BC, Roman Dictator Julius Caesar dedicated a temple to Venus Genetrix, a temple he promised the goddess while fighting the Battle of Pharsalus. Today, we ask you, “Who would you dedicate a temple to?” We graciously supply a few suggestions, although you may freely pick your own! Digging Deeper Colonel Harland Sanders, the Godfather of Fried Chicken Eminem, The Rap God Michael Phelps, the modern Olympian “water god” Philo Farnsworth, inventor of of the first fully functional and complete all-electronic television system Teressa Bellissimo, creator of Buffalo Wings The Sun, because George Carlin…
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A Brief History On September 26, 2019, we celebrate yet another National Pancake Day, a major holiday (to us!) that we previously discussed back in 2013. So why readdress National Pancake Day, you may ask? Because pancakes rule!!! Whether you call them pancakes, hotcakes, flapjacks, or for the snobbish elites, “crepes,” (a particular variety of pancake presumably for special occasions, and yes, we enjoy them too…), pancakes are wonderful breakfast or anytime comfort food. Today we discuss where lovers of the fluffy flat flour power treats should go to enjoy their regal repast. Digging Deeper 1. At Home. Pancakes can…
A Brief History On September 26, 1983, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and their allies versus the United States and their allies nearly erupted into full blown nuclear Armageddon when the early warning system employed by the Soviet military falsely reported the launch of United States Air Force Minuteman ICBM’s. The only thing standing between mutual nuclear annihilation and continuing the strained peace was the critical thinking and decisions made by a single officer of the Soviet Air Defense Forces who correctly gambled the alarm was a false alarm and that initiating automatic massive nuclear counter-strikes was not…
A Brief History On September 26, 2017, we look back on the past week and marvel at just how much a jerk a human being can be. Today we will briefly discuss a few of those people. Who would you nominate? Digging Deeper The biggest jerk of the week is Emanuel Kidega Samson, a 25 year old body builder from the Sudan, who went to his former church, Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee and shot the place up, killing one person and injuring another seven people. A brave usher, Robert Engle age 22, confronted the gunman and…
A Brief History On Monday, September 26, 2016 former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will square off against Billionaire businessman Donald Trump in the first Presidential debate of the 2016 election between the 2 major parties’ nominees. Digging Deeper Could one of these people on the podium have been you? NO! At least not unless you are descended from serious money or have a pedigree that includes English royalty, and for the most part, have attended an Ivy League school or military service academy. The fact is, and you may be surprised, that every single one…
