History of Mother’s Day
The history of Mother’s Day from its ancient roots to today, and the curious case of Anna Jarvis.
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Who Was Ireland’s St. Patrick?
Discover the true history of St. Patrick and why his celebration began in America, not Ireland.
It might come as a surprise that Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was quite the movie buff. Sources reported that after one of his routine film viewings, Stalin ordered the KGB to assassinate John Wayne.... View More
Lots of sources on this. If someone did a biopic on Wayne, they should do this story as the central motif! Just read up on this, never knew. https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-wayne-assassination
The Quiet Man and The Shootist were likely two of the best films ever made. Funny story--my father looked a little like The Duke. Once we were in an open-air market in Mexico and some American tourist came up and asked for his autograph. I'm still laughing. Good times with the old man. I'm lucky, eh... View More
Panama Canal Locks under construction. Thank you Teddy Rooseveldt. Bite me, Jimmy Carter.
