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It took hours upon hours to get the job done and in a matter of minutes it was gone. That may have been what was going on in Michael Cairney’s mind in 1979 on this day as he broke the record in toppling a row of 169,713 dominoes. This task took skill, stamina and a […]

Where would the world be today without Mickey Mouse and all his friends? There would be a whole lot less smiles going around! And it was all because of a man named Walt Disney. Today in 1917 he graduated from high school in Benton, Missouri. Even before this special date in his life, Walt was

They say that music crosses over many boundaries. The tunes may be the same but the words may change from one language or culture to the other venues. Somehow the magic of music draws us together like nothing else. This was evident on this day back in 1969. Two music rebels came together to perform

America’s pastime of baseball is in the air. Some of you have already attended a major or minor league game. The smell of hot dogs, popcorn and peanuts is a sure sign you are at the ballpark. The nation has taken to this game for over 125 years. There is just something about watching this

The war was raging in America in the summer of 1813. The new fledgling nation was still fighting the old enemy, the English. At times the English were winning this war. Even the national capital in Washington, D. C. was occupied by them at one time. It did not look good for the Americans. But

Yesterday in my travels around Danville, Virginia I was in a rainstorm brought on by Tropical Storm Beryl. I was coming into town with sunshine ahead but raindrops on my windshield. I was in the right space to look for a rainbow. I was not disappointed! I saw a small section of the arc and

Harold J. Smith may have been born this day back in 1919. It’s hard to nail down a correct day for actors in Hollywood! They seem to fudge their ages just as bad as we do! Maybe you remember Harold better as the Indian friend, Tonto, to the Lone Ranger of the 1950’s movies and

If you were around 20 years ago today in 1990, you might recall one of the most creative and fond farewells to a show in TV history. It was on this day that the last episode of “Newhart” aired on CBS-TV. For those of us who recall it, Bob Newhart awoke from a deep sleep

How many of you remember Bob Shaw, a baseball pitcher for the old Milwaukee Braves? He played with them only one year – 1963. The organization probably traded him the next year due to his five balks in a game on this day that season – a record! Bob continued to play ball for other

You may have heard the old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Today back in 1974 God took it to another extreme and caused something good in nature out of something bad. A landslide in a province of Peru came crashing down on homes, farms, businesses and whole villages. By the end of