1932 Summer Games – Los Angeles
The Games of Olympiad X faced an uphill struggle most of the way, since the world was mired in the Great Depression. Many nations and athletes simply could not afford […]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
1924 Paris Olympic Games- “Chariots Of Fire”- Harold Abrahams
The 1981 film “Chariots Of Fire” told the stories of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddle and was nominated for seven academy awards-and won for best picture. Like all the […]
1928 Summer Games – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Having bid for the previous two Olympic Summer Games losing to war torn Antwerp, and to Paris, Amsterdam was awarded the 1928 Olympics. The only other competing city was Los […]
Off With Their Heads- Maximilien Robespierre Arrested On This Day 1794. Meets The Guillotin The Next Day
On this day in 1794 Maximilien Robespierre was arrested for encouraging the exection of more than 17,000 “Enemies of the Revolution” The next day without a trial he would be […]
President McKinley’s Tomb- Canton, Ohio
President William McKinley and First Lady Ida McKinley’s Tombs at the McKinley Memorial in Canton, Ohio
President William McKinley Memorial- Canton, Ohio
Yesterday after visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton we visited the William McKinley Memorial which was located nearby. William McKinley was the 25th POTUS. He was […]
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