Today, it is hard to believe that there was a time when football helmets were not required equipment in games. The man in the rare film went to extreme lengths to show the safety of his helmet design. In 1888, college football rules changed to allow tackling below the waist so players and coaches decided pads […]
Tag: United States history
Super Foods on a farm in 1940 – not what you normally have
SUPER FOODS by Dorothy Graham Gast In the 1940s in Romulus, Alabama we didn’t worry about “superfoods”. We nibbled anything that looked interesting and avoided those that were forced upon us as being good for us. In early spring we robbed Daddy’s clump of asparagus and dared each other to eat. He couldn’t understand why […]
First Fourth of July – letter from John Adams on July 4, 1776
This letter was written by John Adams to a friend the day after the Declaration of Independence and was later reproduced in a newspaper. “Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever decided among men. A resolution was passed unanimously ‘That these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and independent […]
The day I met actor Robert Wagner…..
The Day I Saw Robert Wagner & Realized He Was A Regular Guy- Kind Of “He’s coming to town? Really? Did you say we were taking a field trip to watch the filming of the movie, ‘Beneath The 12-Mile Reef?’” (You could view it free of charge at retrovision.tv) That was my 9th grade voice. […]