These jokes were told in ancient Greece. King Archelaus went to the barber. When the barber asked how he wanted his hair cut, he responded: “In silence.” Another time Archelaus went to the barber and before he sat in Read more
Demosthenes was once giving a speech before the Athenian assembly, but his opposition was booing and hissing to drown him out. He suddenly stopped and when the crowd quieted down, he asked them if they wanted to hear a story. Read more
Military communication made great strides in WWI. At first, wireless telegraphy was used to connect generals to their armies (or admirals to their fleets), but the system was problematical because the messages could be easily intercepted. This led to the Read more
This story is probably apocryphal, but its cute. One day a youth came to Rome and the crowds quickly noticed he looked just like the Emperor Augustus when he was the same age. Word reached the palace and Augustus Read more
In honor of Memorial Day, here is a very well done song with slides using the famous poem about WWI fallen.
Louis XIV was the greatest French king and probably the one with the best life ever. He became king at age 5, but he did not have to rule until age 23 when his chief minister died and was not Read more
This is the fourth in our series of Gilded Age classroom pictures. This one is of a cooking class.
The picture is of a gym class in a 1900 school, but let’s look at some facts about punishment in a Gilded Age school. A typical school philosophy was “Speak the truth, be honest, be punctual, be clean and kind.” Read more
A typical day in a Gilded Age one room classroom. Boys and girls enter the classroom single file, youngest to oldest. Girls enter first, curtsying to the teacher. Boys would bow. Hang your coat on the hook. Put your lunch Read more
This will be the first in a series of photos of school children around 1900. Many kids worked at the turn of the century. Only 51% of 5-19 year – olds attended school. Only 30% of non-whites attended. Only 11% Read more