On a quest to replace precious family glass ornaments that were all shattered when the family tree fell, Christopher Radko searched for replacements that would meet his requirements and finding none, went into business for himself designing and crafting European mouth-blown glass ornaments in 1985. The project went so well…
Alex Cora. He played college baseball at the University of Miami before playing in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals from 1998 through 2011. Cora was a baseball analyst for ESPN before becoming a coach and manager.…
The beaver hat remained fashionable for centuries but was eventually supplanted by the silk hat in the 1800’s. By the 1860’s, the beaver hat was no longer the height of fashion and the fur trade was in decline. Beaver hats were made in various styles as a matter of civil…
US coal production had major tonnage peaks in 1918, 1947, and 2008. Global coal consumption peaked in 2013, and had dropped slightly by the end of the 2010s. The peak of coal’s share in the global energy mix was in 2008, when coal accounted for 30% of global energy production.…
In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell invented the first metal detector. As President James Garfield lay dying of an assassin’s bullet, Bell hurriedly invented a crude metal detector in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the fatal slug. Bell’s metal detector was an electromagnetic device he called the induction balance. One of…
He died after four days of delirium on June 14, 1801, at the age of 60. Legend has it that, when he was on his deathbed, he said, “Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles. May God forgive me for ever having put on…
By the 17th century, coffee had made its way to Europe and was becoming popular across the continent. Some people reacted to this new beverage with suspicion or fear, calling it the “bitter invention of Satan.” The local clergy condemned coffee when it came to Venice in 1615. The trade…
Alexander Hamilton, (born January 11, 1755/57, Nevis, British West Indies—died July 12, 1804, New York, New York, U.S.U.S.The United States, officially United States of America, abbreviated U.S. or U.S.A., byname America, is a country in North America, a federal republic of 50 states.https://www.britannica.com › place › United-StatesUnited States | History,…
1- James Spader. Alan Shore. 2- John Larroquette. Carl Sack. 3- Christian Clemenson. Jerry Espenson. 4- Gary Anthony Williams. Clarence. 5- Tara Summers. Katie Lloyd. 6- Saffron Burrows. Lorraine Weller. 7- Candice Bergen. Shirley Schmidt. 8- William Shatner. Denny Crane. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8,…
Died: May 19, 1969, New York City. Coleman Hawkins, known as the “father of the tenor saxophone” spent many of his early years in Kansas City and Topeka. ### What happened to Coleman Hawkins? His last recording was in 1967; Hawkins died of liver disease on May 19, 1969, at…