This Day In History

Columbus landed on the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola convinced that these were the outer islands of China.

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the home team Boston Americans 7-3 in the very first World Series game ever played in 1903.

Under current law, almost all male US citizens, and some male immigrants living in the US, between the ages of 18 to 25, are required to register with Selective Service.

This year, 2013 is a real double whammy for folks who suffer from both “Triskaidekaphobia,” the fear of the number 13, and those with “Paraskavedekatriaphobia,” which is the fear of the actual day of Friday the 13th.

Terrorism has been with us for centuries. Instilling fear in others has always been a tactic used to control groups of people by dictators and radicals.

Labor Day is set aside each year to honor the social and economic achievements of American Workers. In the past 200 years American workers have completely changed the world.

The Civil Rights Movement is always going to be a work in progress. Discrimination in its various forms will sadly always be with us.

As Elvis’ career unfolded most of us who grew up during that time thought that Elvis would be the next Sinatra. He’d end up in Vegas make a movie every now and then and be a national treasure.

Metaphors are powerful things and The Wizard of Oz is loaded with them. Almost every visual and line is filled with double meanings and positive reinforcement.

So what are your thoughts on this topic? Do we need a 51st state? We’d have 102 Senators and it would add five more representatives to the mix.