On this date in 1881 U.S. President James A. Garfield died of wounds suffered during a shooting from a few months before. He holds the record for the second shortest presidency (just 200 days) and as one of four presidents to be assassinated. Garfield’s killer, Charles J. Guiteau, lives on…or...
I wanted to find a museum with a beautiful name and I think I found it with the Museum of Enduring Beauty in Melaka, Malaysia. Beautification started in the Medieval Ages and continues to this day. The museum was created in 1996 to bring “awareness of the different viewpoints held...
It might come as a surprise to many of you that the National Museum of Pasta Foods is found in Rome and not Olive Garden. Located in the Palazzo Skanderbeg, the museum’s eleven rooms cover the history of pasta with exhibits on production, machinery, technologies, nutritional information, ancient and modern...
Today in 1861, the American Civil War began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina. With two locations in Maryland, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine tells the story of “the dedication, innovation and devotion of Civil War surgeons and medical support staff on both sides...
My aunt and uncle are obsessed with olives. Whenever there are family gatherings, you can always count on a random plate of olives sitting on a table. Even if we’re just eating cake or something. I find olives disgusting. But if I can get my relatives to leave their house...
So apparently Jordan is famous for being the name of a country and not the chick who’s famous for having fake breasts. I’m kidding. Of course I knew that. As we continue along the journey of seeking out some different countries, I’m shocked that this blog has not yet covered...
The Museum of Energy in Istanbul, Turkey is located in the Ottoman Empire’s first operating Power Plant with a collection of steam turbines, electrical generators and other equipment in their original conditions. The Silahtarağa Power Station was in use from 1913 to 1983. On a self-guided tour, one goes down...
Yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of when the United States officially took $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills out of circulation. How’s that Gin & Juice lyric go again? I can hear it now…“with my mind on my money and my money on my mind”. Speaking of money, last Friday...
I’ve never been to Ireland, but my friend visited once during St. Patrick’s Day and to her surprise it was a very quiet day. The only other people celebrating the holiday appeared to be Americans (we’re annoying wherever we go). I should have warned her. When I was living in...
