Historical

Downtown Los Angeles
Growing up in Los Angeles back in the 1970s through the 80's going downtown meant hanging out on Broadway Boulevard. I am not a historian or a researcher but having lived and worked in the Los Angeles area all my life I have seen entertainment venues, restaurants, movie theaters decay and pass on.
By Louis Ortega5 years ago in FYI
Great Danes, Whiskey, and Classified Missions – Things You Never Knew About the Titanic. Top Story - March 2021.
A week ago the extent of my knowledge about the Titanic was minimal at best. Everything I knew I learned from the James Cameron movie, and the only thing that really stuck with me was that there was definitely room for two on that floating door. A few days ago I had the opportunity to visit Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Orlando, Florida and I was able to hear the real story. Below is a list of 15 of the most fascinating, little known facts that I learned that day.
By Kristen Nazzaro5 years ago in FYI
Egypt: The Birthplace of Ideas
What would you say if it was said that Greek Philosophy was not original? That the origins of philosophy come from the land of the Pharaohs? For those of you who do not know this, you are about to get a lesson in both Philosophy and History.
By Johann Hollar5 years ago in FYI
A Heroine Like Paul Revere
One of the most recognized names in the annals of American history is Paul Revere. Revere earned the designation of an American Patriot for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia that the British Redcoats were marching on Lexington and Concord. Famed poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem commemorating Paul Revere's Ride in 1861. His renowned work begins:
By Bryan R..5 years ago in FYI
Bobby Fischer: How the king's gambit played out. Top Story - March 2021.
Not since the intense rivalry between the Americans and Soviets during the Cold War has chess enjoyed such prominence in popular culture.
By Steve Harrison5 years ago in FYI
Black Communities Beyond Black Wall Street
Throughout American history, Jim Crow laws and white supremacy limited the livelihood of Black Americans and left them with two options. They either could work as sharecroppers for their former slave masters or migrate from the South to Oklahoma. During the Trail of Tears, there was a land rush in Oklahoma. It was an opportunity for Black Americans to establish a community that empower them as a whole. In the early 1900s, Black Americans decided to move to Oklahoma to partake in the land rush and the oil boom.
By Tyler Williams5 years ago in FYI
Debunking The Curse of 'Macbeth'
Everyone knows that 'Macbeth' is cursed, right? It's common knowledge - certainly in theatrical circles - that even saying the name of Shakespeare's masterpiece is bad luck. Instead, actors and directors call it 'The Scottish Play.' And if you say the 'M' word whilst you're actually in a theater, then - to alleviate the curse - you have go outside, turn around three times, and then spit on the floor. If you don't... well, let's just say you weren’t warned.
By Christopher Donovan5 years ago in FYI
"Pop!"
Sugary drinks are by and large not particularly strange. They are exactly what they appear to be; sugar-infused beverages designed to remove all the money out of your pockets and rot your teeth. And they taste good. But then again some are just a little bit, well ok, Strange. Or at least their origins are a little suspect.
By mike java5 years ago in FYI
Mast Dancer
I didn't think I was afraid of heights until I was roughly forty feet in the air. When you're that high on either mast if you move, the boat moves. The seventy foot twenty five ton wooden sailboat suddenly looks so small beneath you. It's unsettling. Every time I went up the mast it took me about ten or fifteen minutes to get comfortable.
By Zach Cruthirds5 years ago in FYI
Napoleon Lost by a Hare
When you think of rabbits, what comes to mind? Do words like cute, cuddly, or Bugs Bunny bounce around in your brain? Maybe, Easter Eggs tops the list. Unless experiencing a hare-raising nightmare induced by spicy foods, I doubt bunnies instill fear and dread. In the wild, rabbits keep their distance from humanity, scampering off and sheltering in their burrows until the perceived threat has passed. George Orwell addressed this dichotomy when he said, "Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals." Napoloeon might take issue with this comment. And, no, I'm not referencing Napoloeon Dynamite.
By Bryan R..5 years ago in FYI
Green The Color Of Pride
Following the rainbow that hangs in the sky, I must find the end of this beauty. I must but why, must I? These colors that seems to radiate beauty with blue, green, purple, and even yellow. Wondering what I might find as I walk along its side. No-one has ever made it to the end. I will find and its secrets I will keep. Just a little bit further I see I must go the end is near of this rainbow. Black pot it seems to sit at the end with the light touching what is inside, these colors they seem to shine so bright. My curiosity, grows so deep I have to see what lies inside. Just a few more steps one, two, maybe three. A sound I hear from the bushes besides, rustling and tiny giggles. Fear does not arise, as I watch from afar a tiny man in green as it seems to be running back and forth from this black pot. While he giggles and sings in his tiny voice:
By Audie Edwards5 years ago in FYI
Didn’t y’all know?
Although I was not born and bred here, in the past 4 years or so I have come to love the darling little state of Georgia. I came here on January 22nd of 2017. I have lived in a few different and diverse cities since then such as Waco and Tallapoosa before finally settling down in Cedartown. A small, tight-knit town full of churches, community centers, and charm.
By Rain Dayze5 years ago in FYI