By Anne Gilbert There’s nothing new about collecting golf memorabilia. However, it wasn’t until 1970 that two ardent golfers, Robert Kuntz and Joseph S.F. Murdoch decided it was time to get serious about collecting golf history. The result was “The Golf Collectors’ Society,” an international organization that connects and educates golfers about collecting. Golf originated in Scotland around the East Coast in […]
August 3 Washington Assumes Com-mand 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 76th Anniversary of the Department of War, renamed the Department of Defense (1949) August 14 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the U.S., signs […]
Jack T. Briggs of Denver, Colorado correctly identified the vehicle as a Dodge Power Wagon used by the Waco Fire Department. Congratulations! The Dodge M37 314-ton 4×4 truck (G741) was Dodge’s follow-up to their successful WC Series from WWil. Introduced in 1951 it was used extensively by the United States armed forces during the Korean war. During the […]
By Rachel Hoffman Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, is the day we Americans celebrate our nation’s existence. It was 250 years ago, on July 4, 1776, that the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Second Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, and no longer a part of […]
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