The success story of artist turned entrepreneur, Walt Disney, mirrors the early period of growth of the motion picture entertainment industry. He made it to the top of his profession, but he began with a very humble, hard-working start. All along the way there were setbacks, bankruptcies, difficulties with distributors, and people turning their backs […]
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After the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the concept of Christianity was in its infancy struggling to survive. Conflicts with traditional Judaism arose that lead to charges of heresy and persecution of Christians. These clashes were sometimes violent resulting in the death of the proclaimed heretic. Then a savior of a different sort emerged and brought
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On March 13, 2024, The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress voted to outlaw the distribution of all “foreign-adversary-controlled applications.” Although the bill that passed the House could have far reaching implications for numerous applications, the debate was centered around one—TikTok. The impact would mean a change for 170 million American TikTok users that
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Jack Daniel’s line of Tennessee whiskeys is one of the largest selling groups of distilled spirit beverages sold as whiskey in the world. What separates it from other competitor brands is the refining and aging process that was taught to Jack Daniel at an early age by a slave named Nathan “Nearest” Green in the
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During the War of 1812, the British Army burned Washington, D.C. in August, 1814, and attacked and plundered other spots in the same general vicinity. On August 28, 1814, in the nearby town of Upper Marlboro in Maryland, William Beanes, the town physician, was arrested by British Forces for assisting in the capture of wounded
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On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of state governments and became the law of the land ending the manufacture, importation, or distribution of most alcoholic beverages. For the next thirteen years, this country went officially dry, but what actually happened as a consequence of
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During the period from November, 1926, to June, 1985, famous U.S. Route 66 was the primary highway corridor from the Midwestern U.S. to the Pacific Coast. It began in Chicago near Grant Park, crossed through eight states, transversed 2,448 miles, and ended at the pier in Santa Monica, California. It was the subject of pop
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One of history’s greatest sculptors performed one of the finest artistic projects of all time by putting his mallet and chisel down in favor of a paint brush. The artist was Michelangelo, the project was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. About the Sistine Chapel: Called the Cappella Maggiore, the first structure was
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On Halloween, young and old alike dress up as witches, ghosts, monsters, and other forms of apparitions in the American traditional way of celebrating All Saints Day (November 1) on the day before (October 31). It’s all in good fun, but there was a time in this country when witches and witchcraft were taken very,
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At their last supper together, Jesus Christ and his disciples shared a sip of wine from a cup in what became a communal ritual for the Christian Church. The ritual continues to this day, but whatever happened to the cup and where it currently resides remains the subject of a vast amount of (mostly) medieval
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