Archive for the 'History' Category
Random Friday Video: The Birth of Electronic News
0 Comments Published by paul January 30th, 2009 in History, internet, news, technologyThink back to what you were doing in 1981, then imagine getting news via your home computer—if you had one.
This video of a 1981 KRON report predicts the future of news reporting on the future of the Internet.
And the best part? An S.F. Examiner editor mentions how they’re not in it to make money, when [...]
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg and the Nipmuc Indians
0 Comments Published by paul January 21st, 2009 in History, recreation, travelIn central Massachusetts, on the southern end of Worcester County, east of the town of Webster, lies Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.
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A couple of Internet sources explain that the lake’s name is Nipmuc (Algonquian) for “You fish on your side; I fish on my side; nobody fishes in the middle.” I suspect that the Native American [...]
Virgin Galactic may have America’s first spaceport in New Mexico
0 Comments Published by paul January 17th, 2009 in History, astronomy, news, science, travelIn an almost scifi start to the new year, SpaceFellowship.com writes New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced “Virgin Galactic has signed a 20 year lease agreement with the State of New Mexico. Virgin Galactic’s world headquarters will be established in New Mexico and its operations will be located at New Mexico’s Spaceport America, the nation’s [...]
Protected: M is dragooned into a pirate navy
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Today is the 64th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
0 Comments Published by paul June 6th, 2008 in History, Military/VeteransNot much to say really, but it is a day for reflection about many things related to war, world peace, American sacrifice, veterans and family.
Here’s a great website for a lot of information about one of the most historic invasions in the history of the world. American Experience/D-Day on pbs.org.
New England pirate history comes to life in Cincinnati, Ohio
0 Comments Published by paul September 26th, 2007 in HistoryThe story of famed pirate ship Whydah and its ill fated captain, Sam Bellamy has once again surfaced and captured our imaginations. OK, mine at least. This time, at the Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio, from June 2007 to January 2008.
The exhibit, named Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to [...]
Marcel Marceau passes on Saturday. A moment of silence to remember.
0 Comments Published by paul September 23rd, 2007 in History, newsAmesbury graduate making a name for himself in marine archaeology
0 Comments Published by paul August 9th, 2007 in Amesbury, History, newsNot one to pass up a salty good story involving local nautical history, I want to share this news item about Graham McKay, a 1997 Amesbury High School graduate.
The Newburyport Daily News reports that McKay, studying marine archaeology at the University of Bristol, England, is investigating the ruins of a ship that is half submerged [...]
Ship that inspired Melville’s “Moby Dick” was built in Amesbury
0 Comments Published by paul March 5th, 2007 in Amesbury, HistoryIt has recently been discovered that the whaleship Essex, who’s misadventure and destruction by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick, was built in Amesbury, Mass.
According to a recent article in the Newburyport Daily News, Steve Klomps, the Peabody Essex Museum’s director of finance and a homeowner in [...]
