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Political cartoons are almost as old as newspapers. And poking fun of presidents, political leaders and politics is a mainstay of humor today.
Three-time Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist Herbert Block (”Herblock”), cartooned about politics starting with his first cartoon that appeared in the Chicago Daily News, back in 1929. The topics he covered early […]
On another Monument Monday, I thougth I’d come up with a Top Ten List of the most important artifacts, national treasures, and pieces of history in Washington, DC’s museums and archives. With all of the the Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Archives, Library of Congress and so many, that was tough to come up with […]
Today marks the the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to land, walk on and safely return from the moon.
About a month before the historic moon landing, I met the three Apollo 10 astronauts, John Young, Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan on their national tour. They had just completed the […]
Muppets and Sesame Street creator Jim Henson was a visionary in creating puppets and entertainment for children.
In a new exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, get a rare look at over 100 original pieces of art, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards from different productions.
Along with the collection are movie and television props, photos […]
Legendry knights and noblemen fought for chivalry, the hand of the fair lady or to free enslaved peasants, well, at least that’s Hollywood’s version.
In reality, it was more likely for land, power, and riches.
An exhibit at the Folgers Shakespeare Library, Now Thrive the Armorers: Arms and Armor in Shakespeare, brings a wonderful collection of armor […]
During World War II, the War Department worked with the Post Office to find an effective, fast and low cost way to allow soldiers deployed in the Pacific and European theaters to send letters home.
V-Mail or Photomail used single sized stationery which was then photographed onto 16 mm microfilm. Hundreds of letters could be […]
The National Aquarium at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is one of the best aquariums I’ve ever visited. It’s up there with some of the world’s best.
And as I mentioned couple days ago, I visited Baltimore with my niece and nephew recently and while there, we also toured the aquarium.
The 2 million gallon aquarium is home to […]
I love taking day trips to Baltimore. It’s less than 90 minutes from Washington, DC to downtown Baltimore and there’s always tons to do.
Recently, my college-aged niece and nephew visited me from the West Coast and we took a day trip up to Baltimore. We visited the National Aquarium, (which I’ll write about in […]
By definition, the word ballyhoo means flamboyant or sensational advertising or promotion. Today’s infomercial might fall into that category, or perhaps anything promoted by Donald Trump.
Around the same time as the word was coined, in the late 1800s, the walls of Paris streets began to be plastered with colorful art nouveau advertising posters. […]
The U.S. State Department sends American musicians on international tours to act as roving cultural ambassadors. During the 1950’s through the 1970’s, many legendary jazz musicians such as Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Dave Brubeck hit the road to spread the all-American sound of jazz.
The photo exhibit Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace […]
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