Tag Archives: history

The Jukebox Story: Rise and Fall

Posted on May 2, 2020 by

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

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The Jukebox Story: Whose Idea Was This Anyway?

Posted on April 14, 2020 by

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

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

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

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

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Blame Ben Franklin: The History of For-Profit Colleges

Posted on March 3, 2020 by

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

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What to Think of Thomas Edison

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

The man, the book, the movie Continue reading →

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The Bloomers: Baseball’s Barnstorming Women

Posted on November 12, 2019 by

The Bloomer Girls didn’t always win, but they filled the ball parks wherever they played.
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Orvieto

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

Home of the Etruscans Continue reading →

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Big Lucy

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Lucy the Elephant, Margate, N.J. Continue reading →

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Irish Castles

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Ruined, restored and repurposed. Continue reading →

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Dublin Streets and Sights

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

History and culture in Ireland’s capital. Continue reading →

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