April 2021

The attack was supposed to be threefold. The plan for this night, April 14, 1865, involved the murder of three people. The president, the vice president, and the secretary of state. It didn’t go quite as planned, yet, it was terrible in every way. We know that on this date, John Wilkes Booth made his […]

I’ve only been pulled over by the police once. The year was 1990, and I was driving above the speed limit heading south on 127 just out of Camden. There were three of us in the car, heading to Louisville, and my two passengers were drinking. Bad choices, all around. Of course, when the flashing

I can remember my Mom being very worried about her kids getting Polio. She used to talk about this sometimes. And it was for a good reason. In the United States, a major outbreak of Polio occurred in 1952. By that time, she had two daughters and one little baby boy. During that year, the

We hear about them from time to time, with their stylish hats, strapping muscles, and manly-man mustaches-beards. But who were the Vikings exactly? Well, we’ve established they didn’t wear those helmets with the horns protruding. Those are the things of romanticized paintings. But Vikings were a genuine part of our history, with some of us

The Titanic set sail on this date, April 10, 1912. It left the shores of Southampton, England, which is about 70 miles southwest of London. I know we all know the story. We know how it all turned out. But here are some statistics on the people aboard, which I find interesting. • The RMS

You don’t get this very often, I’ll tell you. Today is Cheetah’s birthday, April 9, 1931. Not just any Cheetah, but the chimpanzee of Tarzan fame. I cannot tell you how happy that monkey made me as a child. He appeared in the Tarzan films with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan. I’m not sure how

I’ve heard people make the claim that they “got where they got all on their own.” Their position in life was completely of their own doing, they say. Without even knowing their circumstances, I can’t imagine how this could ever be true. We rely on others for every portion of our lives. Even someone who