Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Nearly Seventy Years Ago, America Was Introduced to This Rare Talent
At just 19 years old, Elvis Presley hit the sound waves via radio like a nuclear bomb on July 5, 1954, with his first professional recording session in Memphis, Tennessee. Listeners were treated to the unique sound of That's All Right Mama, and just a few months later women everywhere went crazy...
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Monday, July 4, 2022
She Took One Helluva Chance At a Time When Women Had No Voice or Power
There are some copies of the Declaration of Independence with a woman’s signature on them. Mary Katharine Goddard wasn't one of the official signers in 1776, but the printer and publisher added her name to the Declaration of Independence after she was hired by Congress to print copies. As one of the...
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Sunday, July 3, 2022
Yes, Please...I Do Believe That I Found My Heart
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Friday, July 1, 2022
This Famous Birthday Boy Once Had a Ghost Climb in Bed with Him
Starring in a supernatural comedy can give you some insight into the spirit world, and Dan Aykroyd is no stranger to the paranormal when it comes to being visited by ghosts. As a child, the actor claims that he was a ghost magnet who witnessed several full-bodied apparitions. Akroyd's fascination...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022
A Strange Correlation Between These Two Historical Figures
Truth is often stranger than fiction and such is the case between two famous men who are an important part of our American history. On July 4, 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both signers of the Declaration of Independence each later became president died on the 50th anniversary of the...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Destined For Death, This Unlicensed Exhibitionist Saved Thousands of Babies
Advocate and early pioneer of early neonatal technology, Martin Couney never held a medical license, but he saved more than 7,000 premature babies over the course of his lifetime by exhibiting them in incubators at his Coney Island sideshow. Back in the early 1900s, many eugenicists had popularized...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
No thanks, Doctor, I Would Not Like a Lethal Dose of Fentanyl
Not meaning any harm by administering overdoses of fentanyl, at least that is what he claims, Ohio doctor, Dr. William Husel was fired from the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System after allegations that he is responsible for the intentional overdose of 25 hospital patients. In June 2019, he...
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Monday, June 27, 2022
John Lennon Was Not the Only Famous Person on His Murderer's Hit List
In 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York apartment. The world mourned the singer's tragic death. The murderer, Mark Chapman committed the crime in hopes of gaining instant fame, but later admitted that Lennon was not the only celebrity on his list. Johnny Carson and Elizabeth...
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Friday, June 24, 2022
Roe V Wade Has Opened Up a Huge Can of Worms and Celebs Are Talking
I completely understand a woman's right to choose whether she carries a fetus to full term or not due to a whole host of reasons, but I will never advocate using abortion as a form of birth control when it comes down to multiple unwanted pregnancies. IMHO, abortion is morally wrong, especially due...
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Thursday, June 23, 2022
This is One Wild Expedition That is Not for the Faint of Heart
Not widely understood by westerners, the Voodoo Nations of the Africa Expedition invites those who dare to stroll out of their comfort zone to demystify the world’s most misunderstood religion by experiencing Africa's deep-rooted cultural immersion head-on. For those who enjoy partaking in a walk on...
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