Friday, October 23, 2015

"Tomboy Of The Air"

October 23, 1910, Blanche Stuart Scott ( (1885 – 1970) becomes the first woman in the US to solo an aircraft. She was also the only woman taught to fly by aviation pioneer and aircraft builder Glenn Curtis.






At the end of 1980 the US Postal Service issued an commemorative stamp in honor of Blanche Stuart Scott.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Flyspray, Showsheen And Pine Shavings

October 22, 1881, the first National Horse Show is held at the original Madison Square Gardens in New York City.






Wednesday, October 21, 2015

You Should've Heard Those Knocked Out Elvis Fans Scream

October 21, 1957, Jailhouse Rock staring Elvis Presley opens in movie theaters across the country.






Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Feeling The Breath Of Death

On October 20, 1958, a mentally ill woman stabs Dr. Martin Luther King in the chest with a letter opener at a book signing in Harlem.


October 21, 1958 issue of the Sunday News




Looking amazingly calm Martin Luther sits with a letter opener in his chest. The tip of it is  just touching his aorta.

Monday, October 19, 2015

I Am Learning To Sew- Project 25

A pair of pajamas for my sister. This was my first clothes project and I have learned :

(1) Patterns are more confusing than they need to be.

(2) Sleeve are hard, but only if you don't find an easier way to do them on Google, which I did.

(3) Google and YouTube are great for finding some type of tutorial (text or video) for anything that has to do with sewing. Google and YouTube have helped me immensely.

Friday, October 16, 2015

The Begining Of Planned Parenthood

October 16, 1916, Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning and birth control clinic in the United States. It is at 46 Amboy Street in the Brownsville section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.




Flyer announcing the opening of Margaret Sanger's clinic written in three languages.

Extra link discussing  misattributed and false quotes Sanger supposedly made about African-Americans.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Hello, John-Boy


October 14, 1972, The Waltons television series premiers on CBS.
 
 
 
 
TV Guide April 28, 1973.
 

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

B'nai B'rith

October 13, 1843, the fraternal Jewish service organization B'nai B'rith is founded by a group of German-Jewish immigrants in a cafe on the Lower East Side of New York City.