December once again! So it is time for little bits of information sure to enlighten. Bits: In 1850 native Americans were counted as 400,764 population and in 1890 the Native Americans population was down to 248,253. The American frontier was declared officially closed in 1890. From the Atlantic to the...
Dear Reader, there are many items of general interest so here are a few to please you on this sun-filled March morning. Bits: In Colonial Williamsburg the elegant garden of lawyer Benjamin Waller was formal and contained Boxwood parterres, unique fence pickets and a central walk of marl and gravel....
Pieces: During World War II, Ronald Reagan served in the army’s motion picture unit as he narrated training films. The handsome, youthful. good-natured Ronald Reagan radiated the message that everything was going to be all right. At age 25 he was a Midwestern radio sportscaster. On a trip to California...
Welcome to the Christmas season: Full of jolly and gentle times. Here are the short bits and pieces of information to sparkle your day. Bits: Do you know which is the most common cultural activity in the USA? According to a Gallup poll, it is going to the library,…by a...
So much to think about, ponder, and consider! So many books to be read and understood. So today enjoy these “Bits and Pieces” of interesting topics. Bits: Did you know that the engineers who developed the wireless connection “Bluetooth” in the 1990s named it after King Harald Bluetooth, who united...
