聽First, my personal, unscientific theory.Since the last name of the inventor of the telephone was Bell, I鈥檝e always thought our telephones 鈥渞ing鈥� when somebody calls us. What sounds, then, would our telephones make, if Alexander Graham Bell鈥檚 last name would have been Sneeze, or Cough ...
A hundred years ago this week, the first of three Summit Mountain Hill Climbs was held.According to story on the front page of the June 18, 1913 edition of the Uniontown Morning Herald, 鈥�75 Cars entered for Hill Climb contest on Friday afternoon.''The Fayette County Auto Club was sponsoring ...
The modern computer is an amazing device. It can allow you to perform a myriad of tasks -- almost effortlessly.You can conduct commerce; engage in an ever-increasing variety of communications; listen to music; watch movies; store and retrieve all manner of information, simply by clicking a ...
One hundred years ago tomorrow (June 11, 1913), it was reported on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald that 鈥淔loats have been built, bands secured and special arrangements made for a surprising pageant this evening at 7:45 o鈥檆lock.鈥滱n estimated 5,000 men were expected to march ...
On this day 100 years ago, the U.S. Postal Service announced it was undertaking a new feature -- C.O.D. mail.The June 3, 1913, edition of a local newspaper carried a front-page item that outlined the mechanics of what was called 鈥渃ash on delivery鈥� service.The 鈥渃ash鈥� was would eventually ...
America awakened to the news last Wednesday morning -- Michele Bachmann has decided to pack it all in. 鈥楾was a sad day for those of us who follow national politics, while occasionally needing brief respites of comic relief.Bachmann鈥檚 four terms as the Republican representative from the ...