Annoying LED lights
Why does a fan need an LED light to indicate it is on? Wouldn’t you know the fan is on without a light? Fact is our lives are now filled with bright,…
Month: July 2016
5 facts about the Declaration of Independence
Fifty-six delegates signed the handwritten Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776. From that day, the document…
Declaration flyer becomes a treasure
After the Declaration was finished and signed in 1776, a printer named John Dunlap was asked to make 200 copies (some say 500) of the Declaration to be…
Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration and the slave trade
Thomas Jefferson was the chief writer and architect of the 1776 American Declaration of Independence but a committee he worked with changed or deleted…
Koko turns 45
Hanabi-Ko (fireworks child), nicknamed Koko, was born July 4, 1971. The famed lowland gorilla will turn 45 this year. She is the subject of the longest…
July 6, 1957: Musical Meeting
Who knows what would have happened if Paul McCartney had a dentist appointment on July 6, 1957? But it so happens the 15-year-old was free to see the…
Open heart surgery pioneer: Daniel Hale Williams
Daniel Hale Williams was one of the rare individuals who was the painter of his personal life canvas. Born the son of a barber in 1856 (or 1858), he was…
Political fireworks likely in July conventions
If you think your fireworks were explosive on the 4th, just wait until the end of the month. Both the Republican and Democrat National Convention take…
Health in the News: Snail molecules, more
Lab-grown blood vessels For kidney dialysis patients ongoing use of needles damages blood vessels, but a new project has created lab-grown blood vessels…
Get out the spray: Experts say don’t worry about DEET
One mosquito bite and it seems we are exposed to an increasing host of bad stuff from malaria, West Nile and now the Zika virus. If that is not enough,…