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Top Ten Things Not to Do Attending the Opening of the Guggenheim Museum in 1959
This week marks the 61st anniversary of the opening of the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1959. You know we all have to go there to be part of that historic event. We need to take a list of things ‘not to do’ to prevent any accidental tear in the time continuum. So […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Start of Construction of Mount Rushmore in 1927
This week marks the 93rd anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota. We should go there to mark this historic occasion. We do need to take our list of the things we should avoid doing so that we will not inadvertently put a […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do Working on the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869
Since I ran out of time yesterday I needed to repeat a post from September 24th of 2018. I hope you enjoy it cause who knows you may have forgotten it. More of the historical backdrop for this set of Top Ten Things Not to Do. The Top Ten Things Not to Do Working on […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at Elvis’ Appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956
Happy Labor day to everyone and especially to those who work to keep our lives normal. To those out of work, a wish for this COVID mess to end. This week marks the 64th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956. You know we all want to be there, […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Great Moon Hoax of 1838
This week marks the 185th anniversary of the appearance of the first in a series of six articles in the New York Sun newspaper announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon. Now, we cannot miss going there to get a feeling of how folks back then could have been fooled by such […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Yukon Gold Strike in 1896
This week marks the anniversary of the discovery of gold in the Yukon territory in Canada in 1896. This was the last big gold strike in North America. We don’t want to miss out on the opportunity. As always, we need to take the list to ensure we don’t make any errors that could […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Launch of Twitter in 2006
This week marks the 14th anniversary of the launch of Twitter. Although most of us are probably Twitter users today, it might be fun to go back and take in the sights and sounds of that first occasion. As always, take this list, so you don’t inadvertently cause a tear in the time continuum. […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do When the Globe Theater Burns Down in 1613
Today marks the 407th anniversary of the burning of the Globe Theater in 1613. If you want to travel back to that time, you better take this list so you won’t inadvertently make a mistake that could cause a tear in the time continuum. Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Burning of […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Production of the Last Packard Automobile in 1956
This week marks the anniversary of the production of the last Packard automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1956. The Packard was, at one time, the hallmark of luxury production cars. The company used the slogan, “Ask a man who owns one,” for many years. Since this is the passing of an icon, it seems only […]
Ten Things Not to Do at the Launch of George Orwell’s 1984 in 1949
Since a lot of us are writers and this week marks the 71st anniversary of the publication of George Orwell’s 1984, I think we all should go and see what it was like at the launch. If you are going to go grab a copy of the list of things not to do so, […]
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