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June 15, 2015
“Nobody told me there’d be days like these…” Remembering John Lennon (on this day in history…)
Originally posted on If It Happened Yesterday, It's History:
John Lennon was fatally shot by Mark Chapman at the entryway of his The Dakotahome, in New York City, on this day in 1980, just moments after having returned from the Record Plant Studio. He was sadly pronounced dead on arrival to St. Luke’s Roosevelt hospital. (A week earlier I had celebrated my ninth birthday and was given as a gift my first John Lennon album Double Fantasy. I was devastated.)
When the news report went out very...
14 June 1940: Malta Needs Fighter Aircraft
Originally posted on Malta: War Diary:
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GOVERNOR PLEADS FOR HURRICANES FOR MALTA
Hawker Hurricane (c) IWM CI 120
The Governor and Commander in Chief has told London that Malta urgently needs fighter aircraft. In a telegram today he urged the War Office to divert three Hurricane fighters currently en route for Egypt should be diverted at least temporarily...
June 14, 2015
Emily Hill – Author
I thought I would reblog this article I posted last year.
Originally posted on Lenora's Culture Center and Foray into History:
My guest today is friend and Author Emily Hill. Emily recently took a trip to Bavaria that I found very interesting. I asked her to share what she learned on this amazing trip. I think you will find this as fascinating as I did. Please feel free to comment and let us know what you think.
Murderous Kings? Malevolent Kings? Mad Kings?
How many European king...
The Kennedy Dancers
Originally posted on Lenora's Culture Center and Foray into History:
I wanted to post a new blog for my performing arts page, that would bring to light an insight into how the arts are making a difference in a community. There are many programs that help those that would otherwise not have the opportunities available to them. I started by internet researching about some of those programs and I came across this organization that does just that. They are making a difference in their communitie...
let us prey.
Originally posted on History Witch:
A boabhan sith is a female fairy in Scottish mythology. The story is very similar to that of a banshee. This blood-sucking seductress preys on those traveling at nightandtakes the form of a beautiful lady in green (sometimes white).
The legends say that she will invite men to dance and then pounce with hersharp teeth to suck their life force. Just like vampires, boabhan siths cannot tolerate daylight and return to their graves by morning… but (strange) th...
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June 11, 2015
Looking for a novel approach to book promotion?
Originally posted on Show Off Your Books!:
If you’re a published author wanting to show off your books (that would make a catchy name for a website, don’t you think?), why not look at a few new ways to get your book noticed. Some of the items you can make just for yourself, or use them as giveaways for your fans. The ShowOffYourBooks store on Zazzle makes it easy!
Business cards –
Every writer needs something small and inexpensive to hand out to anyone who might be interested in reading thei...
Fame, a first, a fire, balloons, and a radio tower: the Phillips House
Originally posted on Mysteries and Conundrums:
From John Hennessy (Note: all of the sites described in this post are on private property and not open to the public):
Looktothe east from Chatham or Marye’sHeights and you’ll see it. No, not the Phillips House itself, but rather the huge radio tower that rises next to the site of the house, visible from miles around. It is, I think, the only time and place we take advantage of (rather than lament) the presence of a 500-foot tower. We point it o...
