On this date (Aug 28), in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech to more than 200,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech was a masterpiece. He referenced
A question that’s bugged me for years…
We interrupt our regularly-scheduled programming to… well… to be honest, I’m doing it because I’ve been curious about something for more than 30 years, and I think it’s time that I ask the question. Here it is: When folks argue
On this date (Aug 24)
On this date (Aug 24), in 2006, sentimental geeks the world over were heartbroken to discover that their favorite little ball of ice & rock was demoted. For more than 76 years, Pluto enjoyed its status as the 9th planet
On this date (Aug 23)
On this date (Aug 23), in 1973, a dude named Jan-Erik Olsson entered Kreditbanken, a bank in an area called Norrmalmstorg in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden… and tried to rob the joint. It didn’t go too well. He
On this date (Aug 22)
On this date (Aug 22) in 565, the first “documented” sighting of the Loch Ness Monster took place. Loch Ness is located in the Scottish Highlands, and it’s other claim to fame is that is has the largest volume of