August 14th is National Navajo Code Talkers Day. It is to honor the 29 Navajo Nation and Native Americans who served as radio code talkers in the Marine Corps during World War II. They used their unwritten and very complex sounding language to help with codes sent especially to the Pacific theater. Their codes andContinue reading “August 14 “Be sure to drink your Ovaltine””
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August 13 ‘Homework again…’
August 13th calls for some schooling, at least a few memories of going to school. The first will be a history lesson. August 13th, 1521, Cortez defeated the Aztecs, and took the capital of Tenochtitlán. He rebuilt the capital as Mexico City. I start with the book “The Story of Old Europe and Young America”Continue reading “August 13 ‘Homework again…’”
August 12 “Working for Peanuts here”
August 12th is World Elephant Day. And… August 12th is International Youth Day. Why not combine these two celebrations today, in the library. Kids love elephants! Let me take you on a quick safari. When you first walk into the library, one does not see a Barrel of Monkeys, one sees an elephant crock fullContinue reading “August 12 “Working for Peanuts here””
August 11 “Beauty AND brains…in the news today”
On August 11th, 1942, Hedy Lemarr was awarded a patent for the guidance of torpedos. Her first marriage (of an eventual total of six) was with an Austrian arms merchant. He made her stop acting in Europe, and instead, she hosted her husband’s parties. These parties included Hitler and Mussolini. She also was included inContinue reading “August 11 “Beauty AND brains…in the news today””
August 10″If I were King of the Forest”
August 10th is National Lion day. I have a few books on the subject. We will start first with a tiny kids book, “Tawny, Scrawny Lion” by Katheryn Jackson. This miniature book is is the center of a handful of other miniatures, published in 1980, that my grandkids love to play with. The poor scrawnyContinue reading “August 10″If I were King of the Forest””
August 9 “Wellllll, you rock my soul”
August 9th-17th is Elvis Week. I grew up in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. It used to be known as Spring Bluff. The first house was built around 1835. There was a stagestop on fourth street and Sheridan for the stages between Milwaukee and Chicago. Just after 1900, there were a lot of industry down by theContinue reading “August 9 “Wellllll, you rock my soul””
August 8 “Money is like a mischievous cat; if you chase it around the neighborhood, it eludes you” ― M.J. DeMarco
August 8th is National Dollar Day. This commemorates the day Congress established the US monetary system in 1786. Congress had stated currency would be the dollar. Coin would be certain metalic sizes and percents: gold pieces $10; silver $1; and smaller silver 1/10 of $1; and copper 1/100 $1. To honor the dollar, I haveContinue reading “August 8 “Money is like a mischievous cat; if you chase it around the neighborhood, it eludes you” ― M.J. DeMarco”
August 7 ‘A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef’
August 7th, 1789 Congress approved an Act for the establishment and support of lighthouses. In honor of the 200th anniversary of that date, Congress passed a resolution to make August 7th National Lighthouse Day. Let’s talk a little about lighthouses. They have been around for a very long time. In fact, two of the SevenContinue reading “August 7 ‘A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef’”
August 6 “Give Peace a Chance”
On August 6, at 8:15 in the morning, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. I would like to talk about it a little, using a few books in the library. My first book is “Hiroshima Under Atomic Bomb Attack” by Shogo Nagaoka, published in Hiroshima. Later editions will state published by the Peace Memorial MuseumContinue reading “August 6 “Give Peace a Chance””
August 5 “I see London, I see France…”
August 5th is National Underwear Day. I have a few books on unmentionables in the library, that we get to talk about today. The first book is “Health Culture, and the Sanitary Woolen System” by G. Jaeger, published 1886. This old book gives health tips and advice, along with discussions on wearing natural wool underclothes.Continue reading “August 5 “I see London, I see France…””
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