Did a famous inventor have a plan to use the Statue of Liberty as a loudspeaker?
The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday always brings back fond memories from days long past.
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Was an additional U.S. rocket test the reason the Soviet Union was able to put the first man into space?
Another week or so and we’ll have the annual parade of kids dressed in wild, weird outfits, extorting candy from households behind the seemingly-innocent statement, “Trick or treat!”
Was one of the most beloved Christmas-season films a flop when it was first released?
With the ninth birthday of the column now in our rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to Halloween.
How old is the ’Did You Know…?’ column turning this week?
In October of 2016, I had a problem - I was laying out a newspaper and had a “hole” in a page with nothing to fill it.
Why was the first Christmas tree put up in the White House in 1856?
Here we go again ... another trip around the Sun completed.
Was the 1973 oil embargo against the United States the reason we can now make a right turn at a red light?
Well, what do you know? Next week we see the official beginning of fall!
Who was the first choice for the leading role in the 1957 movie “The Music Man”?
Well, it’s time once again for me to share some trivia with you!
Is the Empire State Building in New York City taller that it was intended to be?
And so it ends, the summer of 2025.
When did the last Old West-style train robbery take place?
Look, there on the horizon! It’s September!
How many of the original Mercury astronauts actually made it to the Moon?
The middle of summer!