August 3 Washington Assumes Command of the Continental Army (1775) August 5 Abraham Lincoln imposes the first federal income tax (1861) August 7 George Washington creates the Purple Heart (1782) August 10 75th Anniversary of the Department of War, renamed the Department of Defense (1949) August 14 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the U.S., signs the Social Security Act […]
By Robert Reed Delightful dolls have paid tribute to the real-life people of prominence for more than a century. From war heroes to movie stars and from presidents to quintuplet children those of fame have been further immortalized with a doll in their image. Typically doll makers have sought to capitalize on the popularity of genuine celebrities, and usually that […]
Book collectors, readers and just plain curious people will descend on the Douglas County Fairgrounds August 17 and 18 to enjoy an activity that began in Guttenberg’s time: A book fair. The Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair attracts booksellers from around the country to bring their stock of books, posters, letters, photographs, scrapbooks and other interesting and unusual items. […]
By Robert Reed Once people became educated enough and affluent enough to acquire sufficient numbers of books, a place to keep them all literally came out of the closet. Historians note that at first the few people who could afford bound books used small, shelved closets for storing them. Eventually shelves were placed on outside walls for further storage in […]
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