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Thursday, March 29th, 2007
Short answer: Why not?
History is a singular thing that connects every single thing in the universe from now all the way to the beginning of time. It is multi-threaded. It is never linear, only perceived as such because we understand time in a linear way. History helps us understand who we are, why we are […]
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
The Quick and Dirty
Most famous for his PBS tv show, The Joy of Painting, which aired for 11 years.
Bob was a big animal lover his entire life. As a child, he had a pet alligator. During his show, his pet squirrel, Peapod, would make guest appearances from time-to-time
Retired from the United States Air Force after […]
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Friday, March 23rd, 2007
The Quick and Dirty
The founder of one of the United States’ longest lived privately owned apparel companies.
Originally moved to California in hopes to strike it rich during the gold rush… selling tents.
Instead of making millions selling tents, he did so by selling jeans.
He received a patent for using rivets in the pockets to make them […]
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
The Quick and Dirty
He was a student of Aristotle where his knowledge and interests grew in science, philosophy, and the arts.
Alexander’s father, Philip II, King of Macedonia was assassinated in 336 BC. At this point Alexander inherited the thrown making the king ruler of the [known] world.
Later in his life, he began to believe he […]
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