In 1972, Kurt Waldheim became Secretary General of the United Nations; President Nixon visited China and met with Mao Zedong; Pioneer 10 became the first man-made spacecraft to leave the solar system; Five White House operatives were arrested for breaking into the offices of the Democratic National Committee; On Bloody Friday, twenty-two bombs planted by… Continue reading Four years before America’s bicentennial: A look back at 1972
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100 years of the Income Tax: A look back at 2013
In 2013 Barack Obama began his second term as President of the United States; Benedict XVI resigned and Francis was chosen to replace him as the 266th pope; Edward Snowden revealed the US government had been engaged in mass surveillance of its population; Grand Theft Auto V was released; Croatia joined the European Union; In… Continue reading 100 years of the Income Tax: A look back at 2013
History has its eyes on you: A look back at 2022
In 2022, The XXIV Winter Olympics were held in Beijing; Russia invaded Ukraine; Troy Kotsur became the second deaf performer to win an Academy Award; Salman Rushdie was attacked while giving a speech in New York; Charles III became King of England; Liz Truss became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for fifty days days;… Continue reading History has its eyes on you: A look back at 2022
Class of 2022
In 2022, The Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China; Russia invaded Ukraine; Argentina won the World Cup; Benjamin Netanyahu won a third term as Israeli prime minister; King Charles III ascended the British throne; Elon Musk bought Twitter; The cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy; The US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade; CNN+ debuted… Continue reading Class of 2022
Time to phone home: A look back at 1982
In 1982, Elk Cloner, the first computer virus, was created; Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands; The World’s Fair was held in Knoxville; Fahd became King of Saudi Arabia; Italy won the World Cup; The first CDs were created in Germany; Yuri Andropov became Secretary General of the Communist Party; Michael Jackson released Thriller; Barney Clark… Continue reading Time to phone home: A look back at 1982
Stuck at Homer(r): Season 13
13.1 Treehouse of Horror XII I enjoyed this rendition of the annual tradition because of the second segment: “House of Whacks.” A robot house (Pierce Brosnan) falls in love with Marge and schemes to eliminate Homer from the picture. I love Pierce and I love the parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey. “Hex and the… Continue reading Stuck at Homer(r): Season 13
Everything that follows is older than Chance the Rapper: A look back at 1992
In 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali became the sixth Secretary General of the United Nations; President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin declared an end to the Cold War; The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union; The acquittal of four police officers accused of beating Rodney King sparked a series of riots in Los… Continue reading Everything that follows is older than Chance the Rapper: A look back at 1992
Welcome to the world, Department of Homeland Security: A look back at 2002
In 2002, The euro was introduced; Queen Elizabeth II celebrated fifty years on the throne; The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City; East Timor gained independence; John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo killed seventeen people in the DC sniper attacks; The SARS epidemic began; The Department of Homeland Security was created;… Continue reading Welcome to the world, Department of Homeland Security: A look back at 2002
Stuck at Home(r): Season 12
12.1 Treehouse of Horror XI The show continued its momentum from the end of season eleven in one of the better Treehouse episodes. The first segment, a parody of the Bill Cosby vehicle Ghost Dad, is harder to watch now because of what the ensuing twenty years did to Cosby’s reputation, but still works. The… Continue reading Stuck at Home(r): Season 12
LL Bean turned 100: A look back at 2012
In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her diamond jubilee; Dressed as the Joker, James Holmes opened fire on a crowd during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises; The Summer Olympics were held in London; Curiosity landed on Mars; The Innocence of Muslims prompted protests around the globe; Felix Baumgartner became the first person to break… Continue reading LL Bean turned 100: A look back at 2012