The Princess and the actor
Princess Diana dancing with Hollywood actor John Travolta at a White House dinner for the Prince and Princess of Wales on November 9, 1985.
War of the Worlds
On October 30, 1938, the popular Mercury Theater broadcast a radio play directed by Orson Welles, entitled “Invasion from Mars." This adaptation of H.G.Wells'...
Where was Thoreau in 1850?
To find out, look on line 33 of this page from the 1850 census taken in Concord, Massachusetts. It reveals that Henry David Thoreau—the author of Walden—was 33...
“Yes, We Have No Ambitions Today!”
This cartoon plays off a line from a popular 1923 song, “Yes, We Have No Bananas!” to characterize car maker Henry Ford’s Presidential ambitions––or lack...