January 10, 2018
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On March 11, tempers flared and emotions boiled over as many workers expressed their fear and anxiety over losing their jobs to technological advancements. During the day, hundreds of workers gathered at the rally fueled by speeches condemning the working conditions a...
May 18, 2017
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Happy Birthday to Francis Bellamy (5/18/1855 to 8/28/1931), author of the Pledge of Allegiance. Both the Pledge and the author have a colorful history which opens the door for a discussion on the “Separation of Church and State”.
If you are a Bible Belt Republican, yo...
February 20, 2017
On this day in 1993, Ferruccio Lamborghini died at the age of 76. His is an interesting story with quite an unexpected twist.
Lamborghini was a:
Farmer, tinkerer, mechanic, POW, mechanic, entrepreneur, manufacturer, entrepreneur, tinkerer, entrepreneur, manufacturer, fa...
February 11, 2017
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“Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.” – Horace Mann
I recently ran across the story of Mary Mcleod Bethune and was in awe of her story and yet ashamed and e...
February 4, 2017
Be honest, Nicholas Winton, ever heard of him? I hadn't. His story is amazing. I started this page to remind myself that one person can make a real difference in this world. Nicholas Winton is the latest example.
Born in 1909 in London to a bank manager and his wife. A...
January 8, 2017
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Louis Braille born January 4, 1809 and died January 6, 1852
Louis Braille, was the inventor of what we now refer to as Braille, a system of reading and writing for the blind. He changed the world for the blind. Louis was a remarkable boy, but he never aspired to chang...
January 7, 2017
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Louis Braille born January 4, 1809 and died January 6, 1852
Louis Braille, was the inventor of what we now refer to as Braille, a system of reading and writing for the blind. He changed the world for the blind. By most measures, his story is fairly normal, but there a...
January 7, 2017
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June 30, 1859 – Blondin Walks Over Niagra Falls
Do you know the name Charles Blondin? What about Jean Francois Gravelet? The two are the same. Gravelet was born in 1824 and then changed his name to Blondin.
Blondin was a world-famous tightrope walker. Early in 1859, Bl...
January 2, 2017
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How the world could have changed had Avery Brundage, age 49, responded to Hitler the same way as Judith Deutsch, age 18.
Hitler’s Germany was awarded the 1936 Olympics in 1931 prior to him eventually gaining power in 1933. The world was very aware of Hitler and his ant...
February 17, 2015
Over the last weeks, I have had an absolute revelation, a testing of my faith and of my understanding of how God works. Watching events transpire around me has led to amazement and wonder, not in how God works, because I have seen Him do amazing things. My amazement...
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Histagory:
An allegory is normally a fictional story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning , typically a moral or life lesson. Why make the story up? Our history is chocked full of great stories for us to learn from.