Interesting article from Reuters: “Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization.”
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, …

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention this – the first website went live just over 20 years ago (August 6, 1991 to be exact).
info.cern.ch was the address of the …

This is a pretty interesting read. I love putting current events into historical context.
How the Tea Party Won the Deal
By Peter Beinart
The Daily Beast – 8 hrs ago
While the details …

Wow! How did I miss this today? It’s February 8th!! Today’s the tenth anniversary of Disney’s California Adventure theme park!
Here’s the Orange County Register story on …

Wow.
Today’s the 25th anniversary of STS-51-L, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Today’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Macintosh Plus – the first Mac my family ever owned.

It’s a far cry from today’s MacBooks and iMacs, but back then it sure was …

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Epcot’s The Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion (formerly “The Living Seas”).

You might remember that John Ritter hosted the television special that introduced us …

Sunday was the tenth anniversary of iTunes, and apparently also the fourth anniversary of Apple’s iPhone!

I can’t believe that it took me four years to get one …

I missed this yesterday but it’s worth a mention – Apple’s iTunes music player software was released ten years ago, on January 9, 2001.

I for one wouldn’t want to go …

Nothing steams me more than when people re-write history for their own nefarious purposes. Sure, much of history is subjective, and it generally is written by the victors, but …

I guess I haven’t talked about the Cordoba House Islamic Center at 51 Park Place on Manhattan for some time, but the other day I ran across a fantastic article …

So, being a busy summer and all, I’m a bit behind on some of my television shows. Yesterday I caught up on a few of the recent episodes of …

Some articles about Hiroshima point out that a number of Japanese citizens feel that we should apologize for the atomic attacks: “At Hiroshima Ceremony, a First for a U.S. Envoy.”
I …

I’m up at an earlier hour than normal (the cat from Arabia was cold and unhappy, and wanted to share with someone) so I’m reading a little more about Hiroshima …

Holy cow – I didn’t realize it was August 6 until listening to NPR on the way home. Today’s the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
I love …

Today’s the 50th anniversary of an oil spill in North Waterford, Maine.
I never really though about it, but the Portland–Montreal Pipe Line runs through town on its way …

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
After 55 years, I think it’s safe to say to truly is a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.

Continuing the trend of being controversial today, here’s a clever blog entry “What Would U.S. History Look Like If It Were Written By Texas and Arizona?”
A few of the …

It was twenty-five years ago today that Coca-Cola revealed “New Coke!”
Twenty-five years!
There are articles (and books) out there that’ll point out every nuanced flaw in completely replacing one’s flagship brand, …

Forget April Fools’ Day, it’s Census Day in my world today. I think I’ve told you my affection for the decennial census (which is Constitutionally mandated – Article I, …