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The Family Room
November 2000
Cheri Sicard |
Thanksgiving History The Pilgrims may be the quintessential symbol of Thanksgiving, but the truth is, the Pilgrims never held a "Thanksgiving" feast...   |
Searcher
December 2000 |
The Future of the Past: History Sources on the Internet Historians and historical-fiction writers bring history to life through the skillful selection of details from daily life. For researchers of history, the number of Internet resources is increasing rapidly... |
Science News
October 28, 2000 |
TimeLine: October 25, 1930 Steam Accumulators Boost Power in Berlin... Polarized Light From Planets Shows Their Composition... Two Major Paleontological Finds in U.S. Announced... |
| Science News |
TimeLine: October 18, 1930 Archaeologists Find Patient Peruvian Surgeons Lost... New Method Shows Scientists Growth of Living Tissue... Atomic Projectiles Sought to Release Energy of Atom... |
D-Lib
October 2000 |
D-Lib Featured Collection The entertaining (pun intended) Vaudeville Memories collection is a personal collection that evolved over a period of years. The collector, Ruth Muldrew, describes the development of her interest in vaudeville... |
The Family Room
Cheri Sicard |
Trick or Treating The story behind trick or treating dates back to the earliest times, when people wore masks when droughts or diseases or other disasters struck. They believed that the hideous masks could frighten off the demons who brought about their misfortunes... |
The Family Room
Cheri Sicard |
The History & Legends of Jack O' Lanterns Carving Jack O' Lanterns is a Halloween custom that dates back to ancient Ireland, although the first Jack-o-Lanterns were made of turnips, beets or even hollowed out potatoes, not pumpkins... |
The Family Room
Cheri Sicard |
The History & Legends of Halloween The word Halloween has its origins in the Catholic Church, coming from a contraction of All Hallows Eve. November 1, or "All Saints Day", is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints, but the history of Halloween goes much farther back than the Catholics or the name... |
Science News
October 14, 2000 |
TimeLine: October 11, 1930 $5,000 Prize to Prof. Babcock for 40-Year-Old Invention... Astronomer Finds Neptune's Day to be 15.8 Hours Long... Glass is called a Liquid, with Qualifications... |
Science News
October 7, 2000 |
TimeLine: October 4, 1930 Borneo Monkeys Imitate Men With Both Nose and Voice... Second "Peiping Man" Skull Found to be That of Young Man... Ten Million Volts Light Sun Like Huge Electric Lamp... |
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