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Image via Wikipedia June 20th, 1893 a New Bedford Mass, Jury found Lizzie Borrden Innocent of the ax murders of her father and step-mother. I am sure you all remember …… Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. And when she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one. To this day he [...]

Image via Wikipedia Forty years ago today, Robert F Kennedy was gunned down by Sirhan Sirhan, after winning the California Primary Election.  The shooting was recorded on audio and the aftermath was captured on film. Sirhan Sirhan remains incarcerated for his crime, serving a life sentence at the California State Prison, Corcoran. As with the murder of his [...]

Image via Wikipedia Today is Monday, May 26, the 147th day of 2008. There are 219 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance. Today’s Highlight in History: One hundred years ago, on May 26, 1908, the first major oil strike in the Middle East took place as engineers working for British entrepreneur William Knox [...]

 I got these a long while back (2006) in an e-mail that gets spread around. You know the kind If you don’t forward these pictures to at least 23492 people that you know then you will have all kinds of things happen to you . Things that are way to horrible to tell here. According to [...]

10149596_63287aee6e Originally uploaded by n9qhf Today 4/20/08 I remember the senseless tragedy that was a massacre. The Columbine High School, April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their classmates and one teacher and then took their own lives. My heart goes out to all the families involved. Fool Factor: 2.5 Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content

Yes you get $25.00, I know I was a skeptic also. It works, It is legit site similar to Paypal. Do yourself a favor and sign up for free money now! I got $25 for signing up and you can too!. Fool Factor: 2.5 Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content

Todays highlight in history involves the boob tube, On April 7 1927, a New York audience watched and listened as then Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover transmitted live from Washington. This was the first successful long-distance demonstration of television! Fool Factor: 2.5 Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content

Ever now and then; I am curious as to what the past brought us on any particular day. I just find it interesting some of the events that we now consider history, or we think it had an impact on our life in some way. With information gathered from my daily newspaper, (is this a [...]