Category: Coffee Break

On this day in history: In 1845, the U.S. Congress appropriated $30,000 to ship camels to the western U.S. In 1922, “Annie Oakley” (Phoebe Ann Moses) broke all existing records for women’s trap shooting. She hit 98 out of 100 targets. In 1946, Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech in Fulton, Missouri, popularizes the term and…

On this day in history: In 1919, Arizona’s Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress. Ten years later, in 1929, President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park. And in 1933, a ground-breaking ceremony was held at Crissy Field for the Golden Gate Bridge….

On this day in history: In 1541, the city of Santiago, Chile was founded. In 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born, and 1892, his birthday was declared to be a national holiday. And in 1880, the National Croquet League was organized in Philadelphia, PA. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Coffee Break”] Today Is Nation Clean Out Your Computer Day!…

On this day in history: In 1870, the first motion picture to be shown to a theater audience takes place in Philadelphia. In 1897, the first showing of a motion picture in Hawaii occurs at the Hawaiian Opera House. And in 1953, the Walt Disney film, Peter Pan, opened at the Roxy Theater in New…

On this day in history: In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, The Raven, was published for the first time in the New York Evening Mirror. In 1924, R. Taylor patented the ice cream cone rolling machine. And in 1936, the first members of major league baseball’s Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY. [featured-image…

On this day in history: In 1874, a patent was issued to Samuel W. Francis for the spork. In 1901, Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for nearly 64 years. Edward VII, her son, succeeded her. And in 1930, excavation began for the Empire State Building in New York City. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Coffee Break”]…