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What’s Up Doc?

By Aleena • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

The phrase, “What’s up doc?” was made famous by a unique character that is now the face of Loony Toons; he goes by the name of Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny actually became famous in the late 1930’s debuting in a cartoon created by Ben Hardaway called Porky’s Hare Hunt that debuted on April 30th, 1938. [...]



Queen of Scots

By NeverLetGo • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

Mary Stuart was born on December 8th 1542 and was crowned as the new queen of the Scots 6 days after. With the age of 17 she was married to the king of France and so she became one of the most influnced women in the 16th century. Because of the bad economy she was [...]



Que Pasa Con Cinco de Mayo

By Justa Rae • May 2nd, 2010 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

Cinco de Mayo has become a big part of my life this year all over my workplace flyers hang announcing its arrival. The ordeal had me a little embarrassed because I didn’t know exactly what we were celebrating. Of course I know it’s May 5th, but why is the date so important. So I secretly [...]



Darling Detectives

By Aleena • Apr 1st, 2010 • Category: Books, Features, Historical and Instering Facts, Movies & TV

When you were little what did you want to be? Was it an astronaut, a ballerina, or even a superhero? Whatever it was, I’m sure someone out there always wanted to be a detective. You may ask why someone would want to be a detective. Some people watched CSI and liked the crime scene investigation-like [...]



Her Diary

By AllyCat • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Books, Features, Historical and Instering Facts

June 12, 1929 was the day Annelies Marie Frank was born, but you may know her as Anne Frank. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany; younger sister to Margot Frank and second daughter to Otto and Edith Hollander Frank. She lived in a neighborhood mixed of Christian and Jewish children. In March of 1933 the [...]



Goddess of Love & Beauty

By Editor • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

Venus, known to most as the Roman goddess of love and beauty was once just the goddess of fertility; the Greek goddess Aphrodite held the title of love and beauty. However, the Romans; not knowing these are the attribute she would be remember for, add the aspects of the love and beauty goddess Aphrodite, on [...]



The Bubble Car

By Editor • Jan 1st, 2010 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

The Bubble Car became popular in Europe, in the 1950s; when a demand for a cheaper way of personal transport emerged. The car was a hit due to the fact that they had inexpensive taxes, because they where licensed as motorcycles, since unlike other automobiles they were three-wheelers. The car was manufactured in Germany, however [...]



Past, Present, & Future

By Julie • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Book Reviews, Books, Features, Historical and Instering Facts

Hey everyone! Have you ever heard of the book “A Christmas Carol?” If you have, this article that I’ll be writing, you will find a little more about it. If you’ve already read it, then this’ll be a sort of a review for you. Let’s start. A Christmas Carol is a novel written by the [...]



The First Thanksgiving Feast

By Editor • Nov 1st, 2009 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

When you sit down this Thanksgiving I bet there is a good chance their well be turkey and dressing and maybe cranberry sauce, mash potatoes and pumpkin pie for dessert, but is this traditional Thanksgiving food that was served on the first Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving was in the in early autumn of 1621 and [...]



Ramadan

By Editor • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: Features, Historical and Instering Facts

For those of you who are not familiar with Ramadan it is the Muslim fasting month, When all participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset. This year Ramadan Started August 22 and well end on September 20. Rama??ma” is the ninth [...]