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April 13, 1912 was the last full day day before the Titanic struck the iceberg. What did the New York Sun report? Yesterday there was a report of embezzlement at the First National Bank of Berlin in Utica, New York. Today, the paper reports that the alleged embezzler Frank T. Arnold is dying, with no …
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On April 12, 1912, the Titanic was speeding towards New York City. The top stories in the New York Sun that day included news of the death of Major General Frederick Dent Grant, Pope Pius X denying reports of his own death, $250,000 going missing from a bank, and news about the New York Democratic …
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On Thursday, April 11, 1912, the Titanic made its stop outside of Queenstown, Ireland (now Cobh). She’d never see land again. But what was being reported in New York’s The Sun? The largest headline was about politics and President Taft, but I feel like we’ve seen enough of that lately. The leftmost headline was a …
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April 15 will mark the 109th anniversary of the Titanic‘s sinking, though she sailed from Southampton on April 10. What was going on in America during her voyage? Maybe New York newspaper The Sun can help us. Ah, today’s newspapers use formatting to better tell the reader which stories are important! I’ll just assume the …
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Yeah, I haven’t been out very much in the past year and change. But I’ve always enjoyed going to the airport. Airports always remind me of adventure and exotic places. (Also giant sunglasses, I guess?) So early March 2020, my brother flew in to Sky Harbor International Airport, as we were holding a small memorial …
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Have you ever wondered what the weather was on a certain day in a certain place? I’m working on a time-travel novel where certain events happen on certain dates in the past. And given how easy it is to find information online, it seems reasonable to at least make sure that a day that was …
So the last time I went out of town was a day trip to Globe, Arizona in October 2020. The drive from the Phoenix area was awfully hilly/traumatizing for my old-ish, underpowered car. Trying to get “Baymax” (named for its many airbags) to do anything near the speed limit was difficult to impossible. And then …
I’m always surprised at how hard it is to find a movie that’s engaging, not animated or for kids, not a Disney movie, and not rated “R.” Not that I have anything against kids’ movies, and most of my favorite movies are animated/Disney, so I certainly like those in general. But sometimes I just want …
Thought I’d try my hand at blogging again! Like most authors, I’m working on a blog because A) it’s a decent way to get your information out there and B) it’s a nice way to procrastinate. Um, maybe forget I said that last part. If history serves as any guide, I’ll be posting sporadically about …
