Love him or hate him, on this date in 1953, Tony Blair was born.  He served as UK’s prime minster from 1997 to 2007. He is one of two modern-day  UK prime ministers that I know by name. For more information:http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/tony-blair.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blairhttp://www.tonyblairoffice.org/pages/biography/

Nothing like a straw hat for a lady to look especially chic, right?  And the Patent Act of 1790 opened the door for any U.S. citizen to protect his/her invention with a patent.  I am sure that most did not figure women would get in on this–especially back in the date.  Most women didn’t even try to patent their ideas. […]

Being a musician, today’s feature is interesting to me.  On this date in 1959, the very first Grammy Awards was held.  This awards ceremony was created because of the explosive success of rock ‘n’ roll.  The record executives were concerned that quality pop music was going away.  It was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hills hotel.  There […]

Well, I am not a sports fan, but even I know who Joe DiMaggio was.  And it was on this date in 1936, that he made his Baseball Major League debut.  It was against St. Louis, and he had three hits and three runs scored.  He was with the Yankees from this date through 1951.  I know him as one […]

I was quite pleased to see that this guy is still alive.  Several years ago (when I was still married), I went with my parents to see Thedore Bikel in Dallas, Texas as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.  Immediately, I knew I was seeing an icon.  After all, I am the musical theatre/old Hollywood buff, and I knew that […]

I visited New York City when I was 17 years old (almost 18), and it is an experience I shall never forget. Although all my pictures were lost in a flooded basement shortly after my marriage, I still have a video of it.  I used to have a picture of this building as well as a picture that included the […]

I always loved Mr. Potato Head (and I think I waited quite a while as a child to own one), and on this date in 1952, it became the first child’s toy to be advertised on TV.  It was originally pushpins that could be inserted into a real potato–can you imagine?  I bet someone would be up in arms about […]

Okay, if you are over 70, your life is not over.  Why?  On this date in 1852, Dr. Peter Mark Roget first published his thesaurus, containing 15,000 words.  He had started work on it 47 years prior, and he was a prolific writer already,  But this is probably what he is most remembered for.  And I used to read that […]

To my fellow Canadians, this is a date that is special to your country.  Why?  On this date in 1985, the very first National Day of Mourning was first observed.  This is a day in which those who have been killed or injured on the job are remembered.  Since it started in Canada, this is now a day that is […]

I guess this song has some very happy memories for me.  I took piano for six years when I was growing up (and then later another 1 1/2 years), and this was one of my most successful songs.  I only played a portion of it–I only learned later that the piece was longer than I first learned.  The name of […]