The historical meeting of the “Big Three” at the Persian capitol of Tehran (The capitol of Iran in present-day) on Nov. 28th 1943 essentially signed the death warrant for Nazi Germany and the Axis Powers. The conference also revealed early telling signals of the Cold war between the U.S. and Soviet Union that would follow…
Non-Fiction Spotlight: We Bought a Zoo
We Bought A Zoo We Bought A Zoo We Bought A Zoo We Bought a Zoo is a memoir published in 2008 about the Dartmoor Zoological Part and its new owner Benjamin Mee. Recently widowed and looking for a fresh start, Benjamin Mee stumbled upon the wildlife park while househunting. The Dartmoor Zoological Park…
Books for Giving Thanks
How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? What does it mean to you? These are some books you can take home this season that show the different ways
Fiction Spotlight: Frankenstein
It was a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. -Victor Frankenstein Frankenstein remains a perennial favorite…
Nov. 17 is Homemade Bread day!
Bread is one of the oldest staple foods in human civilization. The oldest evidence of breadmaking was found at a dig site in Jordan. The diggers unearthed two large stone fireplaces with charred breadcrumbs dating back as far as 14,000 years ago. The art of breadmaking would continue to evolve for the next 14,000 years…
Historical News Articles: The Axeman’s Letter
How absurd would it be to open your Sunday paper and find a letter from a “demon” that demands your city reenact the biblical story of the Passover, but with jazz? Well for thousands of people on March 16, 1919, that was what they found when they picked up the Times-Picayune. The letter began: “Esteemed…
November is American Diabetes Month
Note: This discussion is for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as or replace advice, information, or treatment from health care professionals. November is American Diabetes Month, a time to focus our attention on diabetes and how to identify it, treat it, and live well with it. Diabetes is a chronic disease…
Cookbooks for Bad Cooks on Thanksgiving
Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is a pretty big task. If you're not skilled in the kitchen, it may seem as if there's little you can do to assist the cooks in your family, but cooking can be easier than you think! There are cookbooks that will guide you through the entire process with recipes so simple…
November is Aviation History Month
Ever since mankind saw birds take to the sky, they have wondered about the joy of flight, the ability to defy gravity, and how to take to the air themselves. It would take many centuries, and many failed attempts, before mankind finally achieved flight. Today, flight is an integral part of the economy and infrastructure…
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