US History
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It was billed as a contest for the heavyweight championship of the world. And yet, by noon on Dec. 2, 1896, with the fight slated to take place that same evening in San Francisco’s Mechanics’ Pavilion, they had the boxers, they had the venue but they didn’t have a referee. It was the problem promoters…
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On this day, July 5, 1937, Hormel Foods Corporation, headquartered in Austin, Minnesota, USA, first introduced the product SPAM, a square can of pork, salt, water, sugar, potato starch, and sodium nitrite that rolled off the assembly lines 82 years ago during the late Depression era. Hormel created SPAM to capitalize on the previously unprofitable pork…
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To be honest the ‘global’ in the title might be a slight exaggeration but it was a freaky weather event nonetheless in fact the freakiest weather event. Imagine bundling up to get the newspaper on an early morning at 7:30 a.m. with the temperature at a frigid -4 degrees.(−20°C). Just two minutes later as you…
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On April 19, 1782, John Adams was received by the States-General and the Dutch Republic as they were the first country, together with Morocco and France, to recognize the United States as an independent government. John Adams then became the first U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands and the house that he had purchased at Fluwelen…
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The title of this blog is a line from the Pearl Jam song “Jeremy” it is one of my favourite Rock tracks and by far the best track of the album “Ten”. Although I have listened to the song hundreds of times I never really paid to much attention to the history of the song.…
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The Paris Peace Accords and the End of the Vietnam War The Paris Peace Accords, officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, were signed on January 27, 1973, marking a pivotal moment in one of the most contentious conflicts of the 20th century—the Vietnam War. Negotiated over nearly five…
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This subject is close to my heart—it makes me emotional. In fact, after enjoying a few of these, it makes me very emotional. What am I talking about? Beer! But not just any beer—canned beer. Having a can of beer isn’t just having a drink; it’s embarking on a mini-adventure. First, you chill it to…
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In the early 20th century, radio emerged as a powerful medium, reshaping the ways people communicated, entertained themselves, and consumed news and commentary. However, as with any form of communication, it also became a platform for hate speech. One of the most notorious instances of this was the first documented anti-Semitic rhetoric broadcast over U.S.…
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In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on The Dating Game. In this popular TV show where three eligible bachelors competed for a date with a bachelorette. The show was full of innuendo, and the host introduced Alcala as a “successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the darkroom at age 13,…
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Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620, but it was not until 150 years later that they were first used in naval combat. The world’s first submarine attack occurred during the American Revolutionary War, on September 7, 1776. This historical event was…
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