Steve Zimmerman

One of the most interesting men of the 20th century passed away this week in 1959. Some of his work is still around. The mark he left on our society was in the form of buildings. He definitely changed architectural thinking. This person was none other than Frank Lloyd Wright. He enjoyed getting out of […]

Before this week in 1978 we all had to do the old fashioned ways of keeping things together. But a revolution occurred that spring and life has not been the same since. If you are having trouble guessing what it is, can you say a six letter word – Velcro? You can find this stuff

A few months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor that ushered us into World War II, a little girl was born in Memphis, Tennessee this week in 1942. The world would get to know her later on as Aretha Franklin, the famous soul singer. Probably one of her biggest hits was the song, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”. She

They say that there are two things for certain in life – death and taxes. But it wasn’t always quite this way for us as Americans until 1913. This was the official week that the Internal Revenue Service began to levy and collect taxes. From what I see and hear, they look to be in

Helen was in shock this day back in 1887! This was the day that her teacher didn’t give up on her. Other people had come and gone. They left the family with no answers to Helen’s problems. That was until Anne Sullivan came into the picture. She was persistent in helping this child be the

Today is special for musicians! In 1877 the composer, Rudolph Ganz, was born. I did say musicians – plural. The other musician born this day back in 19__ is my dear sweet wife. I try to remind her that she is only getting wiser and more mature and not older. It doesn’t seem to help,

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Television has used the theme of families over and over again. From the vintage episodes of the Cleavers to today’s Black-ish, TV moguls want to tap into that energy to get us to watch their shows. There is just something about each one of us relating our lives to those families on the small screen.

This week in 1943 the country lost a great soul. George Washington Carver. The famous black scientist died at 81 years of age. He found over 300 uses for peanuts and many other plants. The “Plant Doctor” also rescued Southern farmers by introducing the concept of crop rotation so that their soil would be usable

You may have heard about the Australian subway passenger who failed to “mind the gap” this week. http://www.citynews.ca/2014/08/06/australian-subway-riders-come-to-the-rescue-of-trapped-man For some reason he was not paying very close attention and got his leg caught in between the subway and the entrance step to the train. He may have ridden this line many times before and took