A Brief History On September 25, 2019, we make good on our promise to readdress the subject of “Types of Clothing Named After a Place,” a follow up to our article of September 22, 2019.  Today we will list yet another 5 types of clothing or material named after a city, country, region or other such named place.  Be sure to tell us some of the many clothing, shoes, hats, material/cloths and other bodily adornments we have neglected so far. Digging Deeper 1. Ulster Coat, Ulster/Northern Ireland. An article of clothing associated with the Victorian and Edwardian Eras; this rough…

A Brief History On September 24, 2019, we have the sad news for our readers and fans of horror movies that actor Sid Haig died on September 21, 2019 at the age of 80.  Though appearing in numerous films of all types, he is probably best remembered for his iconic performances as Captain Spaulding in the Rob Zombie horror shockers, The Devil’s Rejects, 3 From Hell and House of 1000 Corpses.  (Captain Spaulding is the patriarch of the Firefly Family, the clan of weirdos that murders people for no apparent reason other than to amuse horror movie audiences!) Digging Deeper…

A Brief History At year-end 2017, a total of between 44,000 and 52,000 self-storage facilities have been developed in the United States on industrial and commercial land parcels.  Are you looking to downsize your home? Do you have extra materials taking up a lot of your backyard but are of no use? Renting a self-storage unit could be the best place to stuff your unnecessary items until need arises. Before selecting a self-storage unit to keep your items, you should undertake concrete research, identifying potential benefits and setbacks of using the unit.  Even after finding the best unit, you should…

A Brief History On September 23, 2008, a Finnish murderer proved that mass shootings do occur in other “civilized” countries outside the United States, and you do NOT need a military looking or high powered weapon to commit such a heinous act.  The perpetrator, only 22 years old, was ironically a “Hospitality Management” student at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland.  (Note: Finland has much more restrictive gun laws than the US.  Click the Finland link for more information.)  The shootings took place at a university, meaning the mass shooting was also in fact a “school shooting,”…

A Brief History On September 22, 1965, the Indo-Pakistani War over the disputed region of Kashmir came to an end.  The war had raged for about a month, resulting in a few thousand deaths on each side, along with the loss of a few hundred tanks and dozens of aircraft, a fairly substantial list of losses for a relatively short war.  The region of Kashmir, located at the Northernmost part of the Indian sub-continent, is both occupied and disputed between China, Pakistan and India.  The region of rugged terrain is the home to pashmina goats that provide the fine wool…