In 1944’sNational Velvet, Elizabeth Taylor plays a young, horse-crazy girl named Velvet Brown who enters and wins a horse competition. Taylor was allowed to select the horse that would appear on screen beside her, and so she selected King Charles, a high-strung thoroughbred that she often ...
Two fun facts here. First up, the company Porter Cable was founded in Syracuse. That you may have known. Did you know that in 1926 they invented the belt sander though right in Syracuse too? Brannock Device Getty Images Brannock Device While working at his father's shoe store, Charles F...
Fun Italy Facts For Kids Italy is one seriously interesting country, from the Ancient Romans, their awesome food, their super speedy cars and an entirely independent state that sits within Italy itself. Read on, you’ll be amazed at some of these cool facts about sunny Italy! This is one ...
The tunnel was opened on the 14th of February 1942, but there was no ceremony or festivity because people refused to make it into a nazi festivity (as Rotterdam and The Netherlands were still occupied during that time). In 1944, explosive were placed in the Maastunnel by the Germans. But ...
And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the(Zombie's)small heart grew three sizes that day! And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light.
This myth is absurd. The main reason the United States produced Shermans with four different power packs, was they thought the bottleneck in producing the tank in great numbers would be outstripping of the supply of R975 radial engines. That never really happened, in part because the Army ha...
The first female to win an Oscar for Best Actress went to Janet Gaynor in "Seventh Heaven." And, I could go on and list other winners, but there are other sites that have all the technical data facts that I invite you to visit....
The Putnam Museum and Science Center is thrilled to bring back a tradition that has been going on for a decade now: Polar Express Pajama Party. This event includes four days of fun at which families will enjoy the holiday classic, Polar Express 3D, on the GIANT Screen in the comfort of ...
Texarkana's newest event center Crossties in downtown Texarkana will feature the movie The Adam's Family for free Friday night under the stars.
Mississippi River, to American Presidents and Walt Disney, there are many facts about the Quad Cities that many people do not know. While there are many more stories and facts to share about the Quad Cities, you'll find in these 100 facts that all roads, somehow, lead back to the Quad...