On the night of April 18th the British troops of General Gage embarked on a march towards Lexington, Massachusetts. With 700 mixed troops Lt. Colonel Francis Smith started his long midnight march in search of military supplies being hidden by the colonials. Yes, tis the night Paul Revere and William Dawes made their famous ride informing the country side "the Regulars are out, the Regulars are out!" In addition to calling out the militia Revere's assignment was to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. The military supplies once stored in Concord had since been moved and were safe from the British.
Who actually fired the first shot on the town green of Lexington that foggy morning I don't think will ever be known. Historians have been debating this from every angle since April 20th, 1775. Needles to say this event was the first military battle of the American Revolution. 
I do believe that if we had more green lego pieces the war would have been over in less than a year.
On this day in 1923 Yankee Stadium opened with their opening home game for the season. Over 74,000 fans filled the brand new ball park to watch the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox.
Team managers, Frank Chance and Miller Huggins pose for the press.
Babe Ruth hit a three run homer to win the game and so began the the opening chapters of "The house that Babe Ruth Built".
Among many distinguished guests that day, Babe Ruth takes a moment to shake hands with President Warren Harding.
Well it didn't take long for us to fall in love with "OZ" and we haven't even meet him yet. I haven't owned a male dog for quite some time and OZ does come from a mixed family but with the few photos and a small bio we had to meet him.
OZ is the offspring of two different purebreds, Labrador Retriever and German Short Hair Pointer, the best of two breeds but as they say, still a mixed breed. That's the nice way of saying Mutt. In our hearts he is nothing but the Best of Show!
Yes, I have one of the three winning Mega Millions tickets and I hide it inside the McDonalds where I sometimes work. My name is Marlinda or Sheila or maybe I will change it again tomorrow. I am leaving the ticket hidden there till every ones heads cool down.
On April 3, 1614 Pocahontas, the daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indians married John Rolfe an English tobacco planter. Their coming together is a rare and daring tale. It was in May of 1607 that about 100 English colonists settled along the James River in Virginia.The colony did not fair well and Smith returned home. In June of 1610 Baron De La Warr (Delaware) arrived just in time with fresh supplies. Soon after John Rolfe arrived in Jamestown and two years later started to cultivate tobacco. In the spring of 1613 English Captain Samuel Argall took Pocahontas as a hostage hoping to use her to negotiate a permanent peace with her Chief father. During this time she converted to Christianity. Eventually an accord was reached for peace but by then she had fallen in love with John Rolfe.
Who knew?
John Montagu who at the age of ten, became the 4th Earl of Sandwich in 1729. During his life time he held various military and political offices including, Postmaster General, First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for the Northern Department. It is said that he had once ordered his valet to bring to him some meat tucked between two pieces of bread. Over a period of time others began asking for "the same as Sandwich!" Lord Sandwich was very fond of ordering this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing Cribbage while eating and not getting his card greasy from the meat.
So we know that cheese has been around before recorded history and have a validated guess as to the sandwich actually being given a name, but what of the "Grilled Cheese Sandwich"?
The true cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich actually is not a cheese at all. American cheese is classified as processed cheese and can not be called 'cheese'. So what you are actually ordering at your favorite diner is not a grilled cheese sandwich but actually a grilled processed cheese John Montagu.
I don't know a single person who hasn't gone bowling at least once in their lifetime. Yes, the vast majority of us have visions of childhood birthday parties, smelly ill fitting shoes, and spilt beer. Then there are those who take this bowling thing very seriously, special lanes, team league shirts and custom bowling balls.
Welcome to the green pastures of Ireland and Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Where do we start? Saint Patrick's Day is a holy day as well as a holiday for Ireland. It is a celebration in honor of a Christian missionary who was born Maewyn Succat some time around 385 AD to a Roman nobleman. Yes, at this time the Green Isle was under Roman rule. After his village was attacked, Maewyn was captured and sold into slavery at the age of 16. After six years he escaped to France (known at that time as Gaul). During his twelve years following he studied under St. Germain, the bishop of Auxerre. When his studies were completed, he returned to Ireland and took the name of St. Patrick, after his baptismal name Patricius. St. Patrick believed it was his calling to convert Pagans to Christianity. He was very successful in his thirty year endeavour and is credited for converting the Irish population to Catholicism. St. Patrick died on March 17th, 461 AD.
The most severe winter storm to ever hit New York City occurred on this day back in 1888. Hard to believe that 124 years ago today 40 inches of snow feel in a 36 hour period. At 4:35 on a Monday afternoon it is 61F outside. 
Although the storm struck most of New England, the city was hardest hit. Hundreds of lives lost and millions in damage, the city was virtually isolated from the rest of the world.
The full moon today is referred to as the Storm Moon in our circles. Just twelve days before Ostara, the Vernal Equinox, it is a wonderful time for rebirth, fertility and new growth, both spiritually, emotionally and physically.
WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That's the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion-a task which is done by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.
