• The Hobbit hit the road Sept. 21, 1937

    On September 21, 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel The Hobbit was published for the first time.   1,500 copies were printed, complete with black and white illustrations by […]

  • Raise a glass of Negroni – Sept. 22- 28th

    IT'S NEGRONI WEEK! We are smack dab in the middle of International Negroni Week (September 22 to 28). Started in 2013 by Imbibe Magazine, the week now boasts thousands of […]

  • Edgar Degas death Sept. 27, 1917

    French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas died September 27, 1917 in Paris, France. Always remembered as an Impressionist, Edgar Degas was a member of the seminal group of Paris artists who began […]

  • Today is the 19th World Rabies Day

    This September 28 marks the 19th World Rabies Day This World Health Organization initiative aims to raise public awareness of the dangers of rabies and of the life saving vaccine […]

  • László Bíró born Sept. 29,1899

    The inventor of the biro (ball point) pen, László Bíró, was born September 29, 1899 in Budapest, Hungary.  Bíró László József, inventor of ball-point pen Issued by Hungary in 1996 […]