By Robert Reed Then hail to labor! everywhere, Honor to those who do their share. Labor Day poem by Clara Denton, 1928 Long unnoticed, the collectibles of the Labor Day holiday are gradually gaining in recognition. After all it is an event that has been celebrated nationally since the latter part of the 19th century. Some true treasures of the […]
August 5 Abraham Lincoln imposes first federal income tax (1861) August 7 George Washington creates the Purple Heart (1782) August 7 Anniversary of U.S. troops landing on Guadalcanal (1942) August 14 FDR signs the Social Secuirty Act (1935) August 24 British troops set fire to White House (1814) August 26 Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment guaranteeing women the right to […]
By Barry Krause The continued popularity of American baseball player autographs with collectors puts pressure on their market prices and encourages forgers to fake them to fool the unwary buyer. Famous New York Yankee stars such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle have long been fair game for the signature faker, and therefore should only be […]
By Robert Reed I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream. —popular 20th century phrase. George Washington may well have been the nation’s first celebrity consumer of ice cream back in the 18th century. The “Father of Our Country” was known to have purchased a “cream machine for ice” as early as 1784. An inventory of his estate […]
By Grover Brinkman Visitation to old cemeteries might be related to genealogy, growing in popularity. For here are found ancient markers, the patine of time often dulling the inscriptions, where “Aunt Hattie” or “Uncle Joe” were laid to rest long ago. These older cemeteries really are the “quiet newspapers” that chronicle the past. Anyone who browses an old cemetery knows […]
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