One time, I flew into Oakland, California, to help my daughter while her husband was out of town. I had to take BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) from the airport to Pleasanton where they lived. I’d never ridden BART. My only experience with trains was on the underground in London, wher...
Mesa History:Benjamin Franklin Johnsonestablished Nephi in 1887 but it eventually was swallowed up by Mesa. Where did the Mulekites come from? The story of the Mulekites began in the days of Lehi and Jeremiah, prophetsin Jerusalemat the time of the fall of the kingdom of Judah. How many...
particularly with regards to its role in the American Revolution. It was one of the thirteen original colonies and played a key role in the formation of the United States. Many of the country's founding fathers, including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, lived in Pennsylvania for a time...
Currently, with a President Trump in the Oval Office who is the antithesis of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in extraordinary courage, resilience, and a genuine respect for humanity, we Americans now have plenty to fear. Yet, we can’t afford to let fear stop us, which is FDR’s immor...
By Benjamin H. Smith April 16, 2021, 4:00 p.m. ET Boseman throws himself into the role, seeming to relish Brown's swagger and authority — he reportedly stayed in character while filming. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Judy' on Amazon Prime and Hulu, a Biopic in Which Renee Zellweger So...
" where he portrayed a whistleblower who'd lost his mind. On the small-screen, the actor was often sought out to portray complicated historical figures — he won an Emmy for his work as Benjamin Franklin in HBO's "John Adams" and received a nomination for playing Joseph Kennedy in Reelz...
A historian of science at Kean University, Brian Regal has put forward the theory that the story of Mother Leeds may refer to a prominent local Leeds family living in the colonial-era Province of New Jersey. At the time, during this era, Benjamin Franklin and his rival, almanac publisher ...
38. “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”― Benjamin Franklin 39. “Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of th...
No one knows what disease Gerry injected himself with in World War Z... until the Robot Chicken writers take a crack at it! See Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention, Hannah from Girls gets a new boyfriend and we see the prequel to The Parent Trap. ...
Is that me in a Benjamin Franklin costume? Yes. Why? Sketch Comedy. Okay… But still, why? I love reminding my family that I’m not a surgeon or a lawyer. ANYWAYS. This isn’t a blog about me. THIS IS A BLOG ABOUT DICK. This week we’re traveling to Rome! What is a blog po...