Most people prefer not to think a lot about death. But that subject has always loomed large in the mind and works of comedian, writer, actor and director Woody Allen,…
Year: 2017
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
On May 2, 1908, Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer registered the copyright for the new song about baseball they’d written together. Naturally, they hoped it would become popular. But…
“The answer to everything…Life, the Universe, and Everything…is…”
In 2001, the brilliant British writer Douglas Adams left us Earthlings behind. Before he left, however, he kindly informed us of the answer to the Ultimate Question — more specifically,…
“Give me liberty or give me death!” – famous words Patrick Henry probably didn’t say…
In late March of 1775, the American Revolution had not yet started. The “shot heard ‘round the world” was still a few weeks away. But, to a growing number of…
On this date, Ronald Reagan gave his famous “evil empire” speech—but he didn’t coin the phrase…
If you’re like me, you’re a tired of hearing about Donald Trump and Russia. However, as I was editing this post today on March 8, 2017, I couldn’t help being…