The year was 1934, and The Great Depression had a devastating impact on the entire nation. Yet, some locations, like Toledo, seemed to feel the pain worse than others. There was record breaking levels of unemployment and for the working-class citizens, life seemed bleak.  Working conditions suffered, becoming more miserable than they ever had before.  […]

The year is 1970 and the nation is … well, it kind of all depends on who you ask. There was a lot going on to get people excited, one way or the other – from Kansas City beating the favored Minnesota at the Superbowl to the fact that nobody had figured out how to

In 1856, “escape slave trials” were a relatively common event. Except to those involved, people rarely paid much attention to them. Yet, that year, one would prove to be different. Laws would be challenged. Procedures would be questioned. And, in a way, slavery itself would be put on trial. All because of one slave, a

Everybody knows that the Official State Bird of Ohio is the Cardinal because The Cardinals are the Major League Baseball team The Cardinals play out of … um .. St. Louis, Missori … well, darn – forget that. Let me try again. Everybody knows that the Official Tree of Ohio is the Buckeye because we

So many of the products that we use on a regular basis today, we know who invented it and when and often how. But, some things are just complicated. Like … the television. Who invented the TV? Nobody knows. Actually, we do, and it’s just too complicated to come up with an answer.  Technically speaking,

If there is one thing I’ve learned from looking at the history of cinema, it’s that there have always been those who, for whatever reason, don’t like certain films and then get upset when others don’t feel the same. Some say there is too much violence, often trying to cite violent movies as the cause