Category Archives: History

These Guys Were Supreme Court Justices?!!

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Bigotry and incompetence on the nation’s highest court. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Baker v. carr, Brett Kavanaugh, Charles E. Whittaker, Clarence Thomas, Dred Scott, history, James Clark McReynolds, John Rutledge, racism, Roger B. Taney, slavery, U.S. Supreme Court | 11 Comments

How I Came to Spend the Pandemic Thinking About Winston Churchill

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of recent works by Candice Millard and Eric Larson Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, History | Tagged Battle of Britain, Boer War, Boers, Book reviews, Candice Millare, Eric Larson, Finest Hour, Great Britain, Hermann Goring, history, London, Nazi Germany, South Africa, Transvaal, Winston Churchil, World War II | 13 Comments

Remembering the TV Dinner, Somewhat Fondly

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Ken Dowell

It didn’t taste very good and it wasn’t very good for you. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 50's, frozen food, Hungry Man, Swanson, The Reagans, TV dinner, TV tray tables | 29 Comments

The Jukebox Story: An American Cultural Icon

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Ken Dowell

‘an enduring image of a bygone era’ Continue reading →

Posted in History, History of Teenagers, Uncategorized | Tagged 50's, hillbilly music, jukebox, music, race music, rock and roll, teenagers | 4 Comments

The Jukebox Story: Rise and Fall

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The impact of technical, economic and cultural changes. Continue reading →

Posted in History, History of Teenagers | Tagged 45 rpm, 50's, history, jukebox, music, records, Seeberg, teenagers, Wurlitzer | 8 Comments

The Jukebox Story: Evolving Technology

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Four European immigrants who changed the industry. Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 45 rpm, Automatic Entertainer, jukebox, music, Seeberg, wallbox, Wurlitzer, Wurlitzer Peacock | 8 Comments

The Jukebox Story: Whose Idea Was This Anyway?

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Was it the inventor of the “nickel-in-the-slot” machine? Continue reading →

Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged Albert K. Keller, automatic phonograph, Charles Adams Randall, history, juke joints, jukebox, Louis Glass, music, phonograph | 10 Comments

Let’s Social Distance and Quarantine Like It’s 1918

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The doctors, deniers and poets of the Spanish flu pandemic. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1918, history, pandemic, Spanish flu | 10 Comments

Blame Ben Franklin: The History of For-Profit Colleges

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The commercial for-profit college business is older than the United States itself. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bryant & Stratton, colleges, commercial college, education, for-profit colleges, history, Strayer University | 3 Comments

The LBJ Enigma

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The LBJ Museum and Library, Austin, Texas Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1960's, Great Society, LBJ, LBJ Museum and Libarary, Lyndon Johnson, U.S. presidents, Vietnam War | 10 Comments

Category Archives: History

These Guys Were Supreme Court Justices?!!

How I Came to Spend the Pandemic Thinking About Winston Churchill

Remembering the TV Dinner, Somewhat Fondly

The Jukebox Story: An American Cultural Icon

The Jukebox Story: Rise and Fall

The Jukebox Story: Evolving Technology

The Jukebox Story: Whose Idea Was This Anyway?

Let’s Social Distance and Quarantine Like It’s 1918

Blame Ben Franklin: The History of For-Profit Colleges

The LBJ Enigma

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