103 years ago today, a man named John Hartfield was brutally murdered in Mississippi, with the aid of local law enforcement. His crime: having a white girlfriend while being black. John Hartfield had moved away from his hometown of Ellisville, Mississippi in early 1919. He went to St. Louis to try to create a better […]
Read More John Hartfield: the tragic story that should be knownHappy 89th birthday to James Meredith. A living American hero whose story should be known. He grew up in Mississippi, only allowed to go to all-black schools. When he graduated, he joined the Air Force and served in it from 1951-1960. This in itself fascinates me. How could a person volunteer to fight and possibly […]
Read More James Meredith: walking with courageWith the help of seven bright young co-authors, I have released my sixth trivia book for the young and the young at heart. It contains 1000 questions about movies, music, history, geography, science and more. It will entertain all, especially those who have grown up in the 2000s! Click on the picture below if you […]
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On January 3, 1938, the March of Dimes was founded. ?You and I may be walking, or even alive because of it. ? Founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it was originally called the “National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.” ?President Roosevelt himself suffered from Infantile Paralysis, more commonly known…
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On December 27, 1978 United Airlines pilot Malburn, “Buddy” Mcbroom was making his thirteenth flight to Portland, Oregon. ?He was a world war two veteran and well experienced pilot. ?Everything seemed to be going routine, as a little after 5:00 P.M., Mcbroom told the passengers to look out the…
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Ryan White should have turned 48 today. ?He did not. Unfortunately he died in 1990. ?Even worse, during his short life, he had to live the horrific meanness, lack of compassion, and ignorance of “The Good Old Days.” He was a hemophiliac who had contracted H.I.V. through a blood…
Friends, I have released the second volume of my trivia book series titled “Timeless Trivia Volume II, The Most Wonderful Timeless Trivia of the Year” has been released on Amazon. The book contains chapters consisting of questions and answers related to all of the major holidays of the year. The intent is to provide good […]
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Today is the 157th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. So many people had to memorize this at some point in their life, but so few understand what it means. The Gettysburg address is a beautiful piece of oratory, but it is also a challenge to America to…
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The phrase, “Don’t drink the kool aid” means to think for yourself, and not just blindly follow someone or believe what they say without checking for yourself. It comes from an incident that happened on this day in 1978. 40 years ago today, 909 people were either murdered or…
Lucille Bridges passed away this week, succumbing to cancer at the age of 86. However, the path that she and her courageous family helped build shined brightly in the days which surrounded her final moments. Lucille was born to sharecropper parents in a time when black children rarely finished elementary school. She made it to […]
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