He believes he may have shot down the Frechman who was at the time flying a reconnaissance mission. He can’t be sure, but believes he may have been the one he shot down who was flying a Lockheed P-38.

St. Exupery, author of The Little Prince among other work.

A sad news revelation, for sure. But we’ll probably never know if it is actually true.

If you’ve never read The Little Prince, you can read a copy online here.

His last patent, was for a holder for electroplating things.

Click here for one of Edison’s early phonograph recordings, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
Here’s a recording on Electricity and Progress.
Some early cylinders preserved by the University of California
Thomas Edison patent application for the light bulb
Thomas Edison birthplace museum
University of New Jersey Rutgers: Edison Patents and Edison Papers

Totally unrelated program called “Thomas Edison hates Cats”

He reign was primarily a peaceful and prosperous one. He was deeply connected with Normandy and he and his brother, Alfred, attempted unsuccessfully to depose Harold Harefoot years before he finally was able to ascend the throne. Because he had not children, Edward’s death in 1066 lead to 3 people trying to claim the throne, the successful one, Harold II, was the last Anglo-Saxon to be crowned king, as he was killed in the Battle of Hastings by Williams the Conqueror.

This of course, lead to the great history book, 1066 And All That, as well as the events of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe.

This cartoon was originally supposed to have Will Rogers, but was rescripted to include Harpo Marx after Will’s death in a plane crash in 1935.

At the end of his second year, he basically started the modern “free agency” era. In 1976 the Yankees reached the World Series for the first time since the early 1960s.

In all, since Steinbreener took control, the Yankees have won 6 World Series titles and 10 AL Pennants.

Happy Birthday. You’ve been a great inspiration over the years. I (and I’m sure the rest of us) have truly enjoyed your entertaining and educating on animals and zoology over the years. I always enjoy it when learning can be made fun and go down easily!

In 1978 he became the director of the Columbus Zoo and brought its conditions up to standards. In the early 1980s Hanna had his own tv show about animals. He took animals onto Good Morning America and David Letterman’s show. He brought up the attendance to the Columbus Zoo by over 400%. Celebrities Charles Gibson and Newt Gingrich both can claim to be injured by animals Jack Hanna brought around!

Never been personally to the Columbus Zoo, but would like to go someday. Good Morning America appearances, though, have been seen on many times and it is always great to have a knowledgeable fun-loving celebrity to look up to!

Ever wonder why, though, that New Year’s is celebrated when it is and all? Well, it is partly because of the “new” Gregorian calendar which was adopted by various countries beginning in 1582. The United States Colonies adopted that calendar in 1752. It would seem more natural to start the year at the end of a season or at the beginning of spring time, when in fact, January 1st is just a little more than a week after the beginning of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

In 153 BC, the Roman senate declared that January 1st was the beginning of the New Year. And later was cemented by Julius Caesar when his Julian calendar came out.

Your memories of January 1st and New Year probably hinge around New York City’s Times Square and the dropping of the ball as the countdown goes. It’s been going on since 1907!

Here’s a cute little page with a quick introduction to New Years!

Theoretically then the rich would pay a larger amount on their property than the middle-class property owners.

What happened though, was that a number of shopkeepers and home owners bricked over some of their windows! And on the flip side, some of the rich, to really show off built homes with as many windows in them as possible!

It was an unpopular tax, considered to be a tax on “light and air”. It was finally removed in 1851.

Click here for a site that has a picture of a window that has been bricked over to lower their window tax.

Supposedly the demand to ride the subway was so great that the line for the 5-minute train trip sometimes exceed 2 hours!

The stations are not very deep compared to today’s more modern underground trains, they are about 1 story deep underground. The line is still in use today as part of the Tokyo Metro.