David J. Kent's Blog, page 37
October 23, 2018
Abraham Lincoln Goes to Washington
Abraham Lincoln was the Whig candidate in 1846 and, as per a gentlemen’s agreement with other Whigs, served one term as a U.S. Congressman from December 1847 to March 1849. This was Lincoln’s first time in Washington, D.C., or in … Continue reading →
October 18, 2018
Thomas Alva Edison Died Today
In the early morning hours of October 18, 1931, Thomas Alva Edison passed away peacefully in his Glenmont mansion in West Orange, New Jersey, not far from the laboratory where he had toiled many long days for many long years. … Continue reading →
October 16, 2018
Abraham Lincoln and Allison Gustavson – My Endorsement
“As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew,” said Abraham Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War. “The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present.” Change is hard, but there … Continue reading →
October 11, 2018
Visiting Sarah Lincoln – Lincoln State Park, Indiana
Directly across the road from the Lincoln Boyhood National Monument in the aptly named Lincoln City, Indiana is Lincoln State Park. I paid the $9 out of state entrance fee and went to visit with Sarah Lincoln, Abraham’s sister. Sarah … Continue reading →
October 3, 2018
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial – Going Back in Time
During my Chasing Abraham Lincoln road trips this summer I covered areas where Lincoln was born, raised, became an adult, and debated the politics of the day. My last stop was in Rockport, Indiana. Today I move on to the … Continue reading →
September 27, 2018
Thar Be Bears – Glacier National Park
I recently returned from a road trip beginning at Crater Lake, Oregon, traipsing up the coast, up the Columbia River Gorge, and finally to Glacier National Park in Montana. And thar be bears on the trip. Glacier National Park has … Continue reading →
September 21, 2018
Oregon Adds Two New Aquariums to My Life List
A recent road trip along the coast of Oregon added two new aquariums to my life list, now sitting at 52 aquariums worldwide. The two new ones couldn’t be any more different, but each was spectacular in its own way. … Continue reading →
September 17, 2018
Reflections of a Science Traveler Five Years On
In the last quarter of my most recent 2000 mile road trip we met a lovely couple at a Montana rest stop. Gene and Jacque were sitting in foldable chairs next to their large RV camper when we pulled in … Continue reading →
September 12, 2018
Palouse Falls, Washington State
Palouse Falls is in a remote area of eastern Washington state. Getting there requires several hours of driving on empty back roads, especially the way I arrived via the Columbia River Gorge (Ritzville, WA is about an hour away if … Continue reading →
September 5, 2018
Nikola Tesla and the Invention of Bladeless Turbines
When he was not taking on Einstein, Nikola Tesla was thinking about some of the fundamental “truths” of science. In one case he disagreed with the idea that turbines needed to have blades like a propeller to catch the air … Continue reading →
