Here's a very cool 3:00 video showing all the boundary changes for the states that happened in Europe's history. Its very cool. Watch Russia shrink and grow. Poland get big, disappear, come back many years later, and disappear again….
The Old Woolworth Building in Waltham, MA is now a Sleepy’s
August 23, 2013 by
The Old Woolworth store on Moody Street in Waltham, MA The old Woolworth building is now a Sleepy's and Family Dollar store. Taken in August 2013 When you walk up Moody Street one building may feel familiar but you don't know why. There's an old Woolworth building with their classic red sign still in place. The […]
Forest Grove Park in Waltham – A Nice (Short) Walk Along the Charles River
August 17, 2013 by
Forest Grove Reservation in Waltham (Google Map link) is a state run park a few minutes from where I am living and I head over there a few times a week for a short walk. Its a small area along the Charles River with a few short trails, some wildlife (ducks, geese, swans, herons, turtles, beavers…), […]
The Art of Ancient Persian Decision Making Was In Getting Drunk
July 21, 2013 by
Herodotus wrote quite a bit about the Persian culture around 400 BC and this little snippet always makes me laugh: It is also their general practice to deliberate upon affairs of weight when they are drunk; and then on the morrow, when they are sober, the decision to which they came the night before is […]
A Tourist’s HD Color Film of Life in New York City in 1939
June 1, 2013 by
Here's a look at street life in New York City in 1939 and High Definition Color. It was taken by a French tourist in 16mm Kodachrome. It is very cool to see how life was back then. These color 1930's and 1940's films are always interesting.
The Boston Bruins Theme Song From the 1970’s: “The Nutty”
May 20, 2013 by
Anyone who was a Bruins fan in the 1970's remembers the catchy theme that Channel 38 played before each game. Here's the a bit of the history of it from Wikipedia: When Boston television station WSBK-TV began broadcasting Bruins games in 1967, the producers of the games wanted a suitable piece of music to air […]
Life In London in the 1920’s… in Color!
May 11, 2013 by
Here's a great film about life in London in the 1920's. It is unique in that it is not black and white. The colors are not sharp, but it is still great to have a better look at what the city was like back then. Here's a quick description of the film from the video's […]
Building The Golden Gate Bridge Was a Dangerous Job
April 29, 2013 by
Construction on The Golden Gate Bridge (named after the Golden Gate strait at the entrance of San Francisco Bay) began on January 5, 1933. It took a little over 4 years to complete and the Bridge was open to vehicular traffic on May 28, 1937. At that time it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It […]
How Did They Become Known as the Red Sox?
April 21, 2013 by
Mental Floss explains how each Major League Baseball team got there name. Here's the Red Sox story: The team that became known as the Red Sox began play "“ wearing dark blue socks, no less "“ as a charter member of the American League in 1901. With no official nickname, the team was referred to […]
How Much did Paul Revere Charge for His Infamous Midnight Ride? Here’s The Bill He Submitted
April 10, 2013 by
Paul Revere made his historic ride to warn the countryside that the British Regulars were coming on April 18, 1775. Revere had a big family (8 kids) and was an astute businessman who had an engraving business, was a silversmith, a printer, and had several other enterprises. So when he had to take time off […]