October 2023

Thankfully, “This Day In History Month” ended with October 31.We are now onto other things, here in November. Most mornings, when I sit down to write this, I think of the astute words of George Eliot. “Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.” Or, in

And on this historical date, October 31, 2023, we have a good one.It’s Halloween. Sure. This year and every year.Boo to you and you. We all have Halloween memories, I’m sure.It is, by far, the most colorful and interesting of the Holidays, I think. Easter is probably a close second, what with all the eggs,

On today’s historical date, October 30, 1735, John Adams was born. Little slobbering baby John was the son of a farmer.At the same time, he was a descendant of Plymouth Rock pilgrims. He was born in one of my favorite town names. Braintree, Massachusetts.Braintree, Massachusetts, is named after the town of Braintree in Essex, England.

Click it. Or uncap it. Either way. Set your ink down on paper. Easily. For on this date, October 29, 1945, the very first ballpoint pen went on sale here in the United States. Reynolds manufactured it and just beat out Brio to the store shelves. We all know them. The ballpoint pen. But in

We use a lot of arches in our world. I’m not sure which might be the most famous arch. Could it be the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France? Or perhaps it is the Golden Arches of McDonalds? Maybe none of these. It just might be the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The monument

If you knew my Grandma Regina, you’d think it was some kind of a miracle that my mother could ever have been born. When I knew Grandma, she barely spoke. She kept to herself. I can’t remember ever seeing her laugh or even smile. No. She looked sad most of the time. And she and

I see this historical event every year on this date. And at other times, too.The famous “Gunfight at the OK Corral.” My question is, why and how did this get to be so iconic and famous? Maybe younger generations don’t know a thing about it. I don’t know. But even still, the renowned shootout has

This isn’t really about football. But. On October 25, 1964, a guy named Jim Marshall made a big mistake while playing football. You see, Marshall played for the Minnesota Vikings. After recovering a fumble (that is where the other team drops the ball) against the 49ers in San Francisco, Marshall ran 66 yards. The wrong