March 2015 – A Political Man

2015 March

Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup March 27,1917!

Seattle Metropolitans the first US Team to win the Stanley Cup! Okay, I am not the world’s biggest hockey fan.Living in the suburbs of Philly,I do follow the Flyers and a couple of years ago attended several games. However, I did not follow any hockey before 1967, when the…

Nowruz – A New Day, A New Year!

Nowruz – The Beginning of a New Year in the Persian Calender! As I look out my window this morning, I am hopefully looking at the last gasp of winter! Three to five inches of snow is supposed to fall today, and be gone tomorrow, when temperatures climb into…

Aldus Manutius – the Renaissance's Leading Publisher

Aldus Manutius – Venice publisher who created the first pocket-sized books! This afternoon I saw this post in Twitter feed – A Tribute to the Printer Aldus Manutius, and the Roots of the Paperback.. The tribute is a new show in New York at the Grolier Club in Manhattan, “Aldus Manutius:…

Umami – um that's good!

Umami – The reason we love bacon?? This morning I was looking through The Costco Connection magazine, when I came across this article Uma-what? Umami is more familiar than you think. Since Uma-what? is actually what I think when I hear Umami. I read the article and then went to Wikipedia…

Woman Suffrage Parade held March 3, 1913

AKA Woman Suffrage Procession – March 3, 1913 Today is the 102nd anniversary of The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913. The parade was held the day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson to help advance the women’s suffrage movement. From Wikipedia: The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913, officially…

Emile Berliner and the Microphone

Emile Berliner – Inventor (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) This morning as I read through events that happened on this day (March 4) the one that peaked my interest was, that in 1877 Emile Berliner invented the microphone. That seemed like something I had to find out more…

Month: March 2015

Seattle Metropolitans win Stanley Cup March 27,1917!

Nowruz – A New Day, A New Year!

Aldus Manutius – the Renaissance's Leading Publisher

Umami – um that's good!

Woman Suffrage Parade held March 3, 1913

Emile Berliner and the Microphone

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