The 1900s: 1900-1919 Pop Song Hits1. I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy – 1904 (by George M Cohen)2. America the Beautiful – 19103. Danny Boy – 19134. Take Me Out To The Ball Game – 1908 (by Jack Norworth & Albert Von Tilzer )5. Pomp and Circumstance – 1902 (by Elgar)6. The Grand Old Rag (aka… Read More
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1915 Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryTop Ten Baby Names of 1915Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth, John, William, James, Robert, JosephUS Life Expectancy(1915) Males: 52.5 years, Females: 56.8 yearsFirsts, Inventions, and WondersGrowers got together to try and make their “Alligator Pears” sound more appealing. Collectively, they decided to change the name of the fruit to “Avocados.”The… Read More
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae*originally published in Punch MagazineIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead; short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,… Read More