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September 8, 1892 –I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The Pledge, which was written by Baptist minister Francis Bellamy, was published on this day in The Youth’s Companion children’s magazine. (Rev. Bellamy did not include the words “Under God“;Continue reading “Please rise, while reading this”

September 7, 1967 –The Flying Nun, starring Sally Field as a nun who finds that she can fly, debuted on ABC-TV on this date. Sally Field has admitted that she is embarrassed by her work in this series. She didn’t want the role, but her stepfather, Jock Mahoney, convinced her to accept it for jobContinue reading “The Flying Nun”

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. Harry S. Truman (1945 – 1953) would get up at 5:00 AM so he could practice the piano for two hours. And so it goes

I’ll give you a moment to check this out. While September shares the first day of the week (with other months,) the month does not end on the same day of the week as any other month.

September 6, 1986 –Bananarama’s cover of the Shocking Blue single, Venus hit no. 1 on this date Bananarama’s version was produced by the team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who worked on hits by Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up), Dead or Alive (You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)) and Kylie Minogue (IContinue reading “Venus”

September 6, 1958 – Steve McQueen debuted in the western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive, on CBS-TV on this date. Steve McQueen was hired after Jack H. Harris, who was producing The Blob gave him a glowing reference to Dick Powell (the head of Four Star Productions). Powell also asked for, and was granted, theContinue reading “Wanted: Dead or Alive”

We here at ACME hope that you’re enjoying your last hot dog and ice cold beer of the summer today, but let’s remember that there is actual a point to Labor Day – to celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers. Keep in mind, the first minimum wage was established in the USA inContinue reading “Lose yourself in the service of others”

There is no specific time zone at the South Pole. This is because all the longitude lines on the planet meet up there (because the planet isn’t flat). The stations on the South Pole use the time zone of the country that owns them, meaning two stations near each other could be using two differentContinue reading “Does anybody really know what time it is?”

Today is National Cheese Pizza Day. While you do not have to don tight fitting polyester pants and strut down 86th Street in Bensonhurst to celebrate, please remember that you have to fold your pizza in half to eat it, and for god’s sake, don’t use a fork and a knife. Also, it may seemContinue reading “We breathe, dream, and live for it”

You can fire an arrow around an object to hit a target. Both English and Arabic historic sources have mentioned skilled archers curving arrows around objects. It has become a practice among some modern-day archers who have proved it can be done. In fact, an arrow can even be fired with a 180 degree curveContinue reading “Pretty Cool Things”