Gottfried Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Gottfried was born in Radis, Germany back in 1812.  Not much is written about his childhood but apparently he was an exceptional student.  He taught mathematics and physics in Guben.  I don’t want to give away anything so I’ll just say he worked in Berlin for 16 years studying something.  In 1851 he moved to Breslau where he worked for over 45 years.  Sadly he died in 1897 at 98 years young.  But can you tell me the name that he is most noted for and what he discovered?Why I’m here to tell you.  You may know him better as Galle... 09/24/2015

Arthur Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Arthur was born June 1903 in India.  Just a year after his birth his family moved to England.  In his early life he enjoyed shooting, fishing and birdwatching.  He attended several schools but was not a good student.  Coming up from a poor family he needed to make a living so he joined the Imperial Police and served in Burma.  Rising through the ranks in 1924 he was promoted to Assistant District Superintendent and moved to Syriam India.  In 1927 he contracted dengue fever.  He took leave and returned to England and resigned his p... 09/23/2015

Beall Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Beall was born in 1878 in Baltimore, Maryland.  His father was an alcoholic and his mother disliked alcohol, tea and coffee.  With his father being away so much and his mother having strict rules resulted with him and her not getting along.  They argued so much that on his 16th birthday they stayed away from each other for 35 years.  As a result of all the family drama he read every book his mother owned for a deeper understanding of the world.  He did not start school until he was 10.  Even with little education he entered the Cit... 09/22/2015

Juan Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Juan was born in 1476.  Because of the lack of any records I don’t have much to report about his childhood.  I can tell you he fought in the Italian Wars and in 1509 he joined a Spanish expedition led by Cardinal Francisco de Cisneros.  I don’t have a date but he became a merchant ship captain.  Being heavily in debt he sold his ship to German bankers for the debt.  In order to avoid arrest and prison he signed an agreement to be a subordinate officer for an expedition.  From that he will forever be in the history books. The expedit... 09/21/2015

Rezin Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Rezin was born in Gallatin, Tennessee in 1793.  He was one of ten children born into the family.  During the early years his family travelled finally settling in Louisiana around 1812.  He along with his brother was involved in treasure hunting, smuggling, slave traders and land speculators among other things.  He was also an inventor, sugar planter and cattleman.  But can you tell me what he invented and who his brother was?Why wait because I’m going to tell you.  Rezin invented the famous Bowie knife and of course his brother was... 09/20/2015

Clarissa Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Clarissa was born in Ashfeld, England back in 1890 to a wealthy upper middle class.  Clarissa was home schooled.  She really enjoyed arithmetic and was a voracious reader form an early age.  Much of her childhood was spent largely alone and separate from other children.  Always chaperoned by her mother in search of a husband they attended many social functions.  She met her future husband Archibald at a dance in Ugbrooke.  She joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment in 1914 and helped with wounded soldier at the local hospital in To... 09/19/2015

Dale Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Dale was born in Markham, Illinois back in 1944.  He was what you may say born to be what he became.  In 1970 he was involved in a bookmaking activity that led to his downfall from fame.  He was suspended for three months and never fully recovered.  However even with the notoriety he became the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 30 or more games during a season.  Can you tell me what name he is better associated with?  Why he may be better known as Dennis “Denny” McLain.  This feat was only accomplished by eleven players i... 09/18/2015

Ron Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Ron was born in Norway back in 1916.  At the tender age of 8 he was “caned” by the headmaster fur putting a dead mouse in a jar of “gobstoppers” (hint-hint) at a local sweet shop.  Ron was tall standing at 6’6”.  He developed a passion for literature and as the old saying goes “The rest is history”.  Because of all his childhood memories he wrote a host of children’s books but the best known one is “Charles and the Chocolate Factory”.  Of course I’m talking about Ronald Dahl. If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at... 09/17/2015

570 Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.They are a dying breed and not many remain.  What is this you may ask well it is the drive in theatre.  Popular in my day I remember them well but can you tell me what the name of the first movie shown at one of these?  Oh yeah also tell me the year please.  Well the first move shown at a drive in theatre was “Wife Beware” and the year was 1933.If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at http://activerain.trulia.com/groups/trivia21.Remember to smile.  It will make people wonder what you have been up to.   09/17/2015

Gilbert Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Gilbert was born just east of Barbados.  You wouldn’t know it but when he grew up he invaded the Cayman Islands and the island of Cozumel and went on to invade Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Jamaica, and of course central America.  If you haven’t guess it by now I’m talking about Hurricane Gilbert.  He caused 7,100,000,000.00 (U.S.) in damage and displaced more than 2,000,000 people.  Gilbert held the record for 17 years until Wilma came into existence.    If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at http://activerain.... 09/16/2015

Roscoe Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Roscoe was born in Smith center, Kansas back in 1887.  Both of his parents were small in nature but he was born in excess of 13 pounds giving his father doubts if the child was his.  According to all records he had a wonderful singing voice and at the age of 8 performed on stage.  His mother died when he was 12 and his father refused to support him.  He went on to perform and at one outing he sang, danced and did some clowning around.  If one did badly they would pull the performer offstage with a shepherd’s crook.  When he saw th... 09/15/2015

George Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.George was born in Australia back in 1938.  While I took due diligence in looking I could not find anything outstanding about his early years.  However his accomplishments are profound in that he was a domineering force in the profession he chose for 24 years.  BTW you may know George better as Rodney or Rod Laver.  He dominated the game of men’s tennis.  He was ranked the No. 1 amateur in 1961-62 and the No. 1 professional from 1964-70.  His 200 singles titles are still the most in tennis history.  He holds the all-time male sing... 09/14/2015

George Smith Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.George Smith, a common name to be sure.  He was born and raised in London.  He was a cab driver for a local company and as such back in those days he like today drove those noisy and cumbersome automobiles around the town delivering people to their destination.  However in September of 1897 he will go down in the history books by doing what?Well it all started when he drove his taxi into a wall.  When the police arrived he said he was drunk and acted like he was.  However, back then police had no way of determining to what e... 09/13/2015

569 Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.We see them in use at any construction site around the globe.  They of course hard hats.  But can you tell me where and what year they were first used?  They were first used during the construction of the Hoover Dam in 1933.  You people should nail trivial pursuit at your next meeting. If you liked what you’ve read take a moment and join us at http://activerain.trulia.com/groups/trivia21.Remember to smile.  It will make people wonder what you have been up to.   09/12/2015

Nobuo Fujita Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Nobuo was born in Japan in 1911.  He joined the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1932 where he became a pilot in 1933.  He was to have flown a reconnaissance mission just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, but his sea plane did not function properly and he was not able to complete his mission.  He was involved in numerous battles during the war in the Pacific including the Battle of the Aleutian Islands, and the Attack on Fort Stevens to name but two.  During the war he operated out of an “I” class submarine.  But can you tell me... 09/12/2015

Catherine Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Catherine was born in San Diego, California.  She loved horses and wanted to become an expert equestrian.  However as fate would have it her mother could not afford horse riding lessons so she took up another hobby.   So at the tender age of 10 she began to practice in earnest with the new direction that one day would take her into fame. BTW you may know her better as Maureen C. Connolly Brinker.  Her nickname was “Little Mo”.  She was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year.  In 196... 09/11/2015

Charles Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Charles was born to Anne and Fremon out of wedlock back in 1813.  This caused Charles a serious social handicap during his youth.  Charles father died in 1818 leaving his mother Anne to raise him on her own.  His mother moved them to Savannah, Georgia and Charles entered Charleston College and for extra money began teaching.  He was expelled in 1813 for not attending classes.  Although he did not graduate he taught sailors aboard the USS Natchez.  He was appointed a second lieutenant and was tasked to explore the lands between th... 09/10/2015

Mary Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post. My intent is to put a smile on your face. Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know. Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Mary was born in 1905 is Essex (which is now London). She went to St. Hugh’s College, Oxford receiving an undergraduate degree in English. She began training as a nurse and treated British soldiers returning from Dunkirk. While treating the soldiers she met Julie Mullard. They lived together the rest of their lives. However that was not her calling and she wrote her novel “The Friendly Young Ladies” which oddly enough was about a lesbian relationship between a writer and a nurse. Anyway on with the history lesson. BTW can you tell hist... 09/09/2015

September 5th. Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.September 5th, there were 56 men who met in a hot room.  There was no ventilation and they were in no mood to stay there long.  Some of them had travelled a long way but they had things to accomplish.  Peyton was elected as their president.  As I stated they were divided on what they wanted to accomplish and the argument continued until October 26th.  After all what they were meeting about if they were found out would mean their lives.  On the last day they all agreed to meet back together the next year and try it all over... 09/08/2015

  Thanks for stopping by and taking time out of your day to read my post.  My intent is to put a smile on your face.  Hopefully you’ll go away with some information you may have forgotten about or did not know.  Now sit back and enjoy the post for the day.Samuel was born in Norfolk, Virginia back in 1739. According to some historians he was “born bad”.  His first encounter with the law was in the 1750’s where he stole some horses belonging to Colonel John Hite.  While he was trying to escape he was caught and wounded by his captures.  He moved several times but in 1777 he was recommended by the governor of Virginia to serve as captain of the local militia.  During that same year on June 8th, while commanding Fort Henry he was involved in an Indian ambush on the fort.  In 1779 he was ele... 09/07/2015