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| Let's take a vacation from all this history stuff that my newsletter normally contains. This issue will be comprised primarily with jokes. |
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A man is sitting on his front porch and notices his neighbor come out of his house, walk to his mailbox, open the lid, mumble something, then slam the lid shut and storm back into his house. This same thing happens a half dozen times in a half hour. The man on the porch is getting curious about his neighbor's conduct. He finally asks him why he keeps going to his mailbox and gets mad. The neighbor replied "Darn computers! Everytime I go into the house, my computer tells me 'You've got mail' but there isn't any in my mailbox!" |
It takes six men to carry a man to his grave but only one woman to put him there! |
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There is only one word in the United States English dictionary that contains NO VOWELS. What is this word? The word is standard and not slang. It is an actual word and not an acronym. Also is it not part of a professional jargon. The word is used by most eveyone at some time or another.
ANSWER: The only word in the English dictionary that does not contain any vowels (a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y) is "sh" as in "Be quiet."
The era is the old west in the United States. A man rides into Dodge, Kansas on Friday. He rides out three days later on Friday. How did he do it? Answer next issue. PS: If you make any money by winning bets on these brain teasers, a little commission would be nice :-) |
Weird U.S. on the History Channel |
The History Channel has a new series worth checking out. The series is Weird U.S. and is on Monday nights. Check your local listings to see what time it is on in your area. The series focuses on the strange, odd, and unique, as well as little-known events in American history. It's not just another Ripley's. In previewing the first two episodes before they aired, not one of the segments I had heard of before. Definately worth checking out. |
Online Newspaper Archives Updated |
Forty newspapers have been added to the HistoryBuff.com Online Newspaper Archives. The additions include several Washington Post editions reporting the Watergate scandal - from the newspaper that broke the story. Access the Online Archives at http://www.historybuff.com/archives/tree.cgi |
1944 Hartford Circus Fire Eyewitness Account |
Pauline Slopek has submitted her account of the 1944 Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus fire disaster. She was seven years old at the time and went to the circus with her familly. Read her eyewitness account at http://www.historybuff.com/library/circusfire.html. Mrs Slopek also provided an original edition of their local newspaper with the coverage of the disaster. One of the articles includes information about her family at the circus. Read the front page of this edition at http://www.historybuff.com/archives/magnify.cgi?ID=07-14-1944-1-f-tehnjpg&thumb=1&link_id=1180. Read the article about her family at http://www.historybuff.com/archives/magnify.cgi?ID=07-14-1944-8-f-tehnjpg&thumb=1&link_id=1182. |
July Contest |
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QUESTION: What is the number of the only amendment to the United States Constitution that was repealed?
ANSWER: The 18th amendment (Prohibition). The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment. |
Forty-two people entered the contest. Eight were disqualifed due to an incorrect subject heading, incorrect answer, or did not indicate which prize they wanted if they won. Three prizes went unclaimed. The July winners were:
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To enter the Grand Prize Contest, send by email an essay of not more than 75 words relating why you want to win it. One grand prize will be awarded.
To enter the Alternate Contest, answer the question below and indicate which ONE prize you want if you win. (Only one of each is available.) |
| Alternate Contest Question: What was the 48th state to be admitted to the United States? |
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(One winner will be selected) | |
 Book and DVD documenting the French Revolution | |
 DVD Murder on Flight 502 (1975) Starring: Farrah Fawcett and Robert Stack |
 DVD Little House on the Prairie Journey in the Spring (2 hour movie) |
 DVD Shirley Temple Shorts Over one hour of 1930's classics |
 PC Game Joan of Arc Experience Medieval Warfare |
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| Original Historic Newspapers | |
 Original New York Observer historic newspaper from 1836 | |
 Original The Union (Washington DC) historic newspaper from 1847 | |
 Original The Constitution historic newspaper from 1859 | |
 Original Portland Transcript (Maine) historic newspaper from 1880 | |
 Original Public Ledger (Philadelphia) historic newspaper from 1895 | |
| That's it for this issue.
Rick Brown
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