July 2, 1843 started out like any other sultry day in Charleston, South Carolina, until an alligator fell with from the clouds along with the heavy rain. Or so the newspaper reports claimed. According to local reports, the 2 foot long reptile was dumped onto a street in downtown Charleston, far from it's usual swampy […]
Another year has passed and its time once again for Canada Day. Last year's Stamp of the Day was a full blown celebration of Canada Day with a couple of cool stamps and a lot of link. It's been a long, weird year here in the Great White North. We've learned a lot about ourselves […]
A crowd of 25,000 people gathered on both sides of Niagara Falls on June 30 1859 to witness French tightrope walker Charles Blondin attempt to cross the Niagara gorge. He successfully crossed the Niagara gorge traversing a 1,300 ft long, 3.25 in in diameter rope made of made out of hemp at a dizzying 160 […]
