It’s that time of year: The Holiday Period Continues!

Inasmuch as I have cut down on my daily “NEWS” intake, somehow it just seems impossible to get away from the “Doom and Gloom” news reports. Recently a friend of mine decided to cancel the celebration of the Holiday period, and advised her friends and family to not expect any gifts. She advised them that [...]

Historical Events December 3rd

1634
1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole)

1794
1st performance of Joseph Haydn’s 101st Symphony in D

1805
Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms

1842
1st performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s 3rd “Scottish” Symphony

1842
1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed (Massachusetts)

1863
Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences

1869

University of South Carolina opens to all races

1875
Georges [...]