Cinco de Mayo |
Unless you're of Mexican descent, or celebrate Dutch Liberation Day, the 5th of May is probably just another day. Yet for Mexicans and friends of Mexico, the 5th of May is, literally, Cinco de Mayo--a...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 05 May 2008 07:22:00 PST |
Cleared For The Approach |
The space shuttle Endeavor landed after dark in Florida last night, following the longest-ever mission of its kind to the International Space Station. During the mission, the shuttle’s crew inst...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:58:00 PST |
You Say Potato, I Say Pot(ah)to |
Today is St. Patrick’s Day--a day on which, they say, the whole world is Irish. If so, then all my friends on Myspace ought to know the story of the tragic times that changed the course of Irish...
Posted by Rick on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:04:00 PST |
Have A Havana |
For the first time in half a century, Cuba has a new leader--though he has the same last name as the old leader: Castro. Last week, 81-year-old Fidel Castro, announced that he was stepping down as Cub...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:27:00 PST |
Jaws Of Life |
An Austrian man died this week after being bitten by a shark not far from the Bahamas--in waters that had been baited to make it more likely that he and other divers would come face to face with shark...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:01:00 PST |
Old Hickory |
When the 1828 election rolled around, a lot of people were terrified when they heard Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson was running. If you're wondering how a guy who was running for president got such a la...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:11:00 PST |
When Will This War End?? |
On December 17, 1944, the Japanese army sent a twenty-three year old soldier named Hiroo Onoda to the Philippines to join the Sugi Brigade. He was stationed on the small island of Lubang (Philippines)...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:45:00 PST |
What Year Is This ???? |
Happy New Year! Time to break open a brand new calendar and ask some age-old timekeeping questions.....
For example, you know that "thirty days hath September, April, June, and November." But why? How...
Posted by Rick on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:17:00 PST |
St. Nick |
The legends about St. Nicholas are abundant, but the facts are few. Historians agree that he was born around the year 280 in Asia Minor. During his youth, Nicholas's homeland was under the control of ...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:55:00 PST |
I Want A New Drug |
Friends, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 40 percent of all consumer goods imported to the United States come from China. And lately, the news about Chinese produc...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:25:00 PST |
