According to Mick

So begins a new look for our website and a personal journey. I have long been confused by the changing nature of patriotism in America. As a kid growing up, it was simple. Patriotism was love of ...

On May 15, 1941 “Joltin” Joe DiMaggio, also known as the “Yankee Clipper, began his 56 game hitting streak. Most baseball experts view this record as being unbreakable. From that date through July...

From the White House with a push of a button on this day 85 years ago, Herbert Hoover turned on the lights for the newly completed Empire State Building. Built in the midst of the Great Depression ...

This iconic photo of Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner was long thought to have been photographed on this day in 1865, four days prior to his assassination and one day after Appomattox. It was l...

How do you wake up in the morning? Ideally, most people would like to be gently woken by a gradual increase of light accompanied by the increasing volume of chirping birds. That may sound peaceful...

The average human face has around 42 muscles. Some are for basic things like chewing, but most are for expressing feelings and emotions. A slight uplifted eyebrow can express much without a spoken ...

Our collective national self-image is largely formed by an evolving popular culture. The lore of the American West that says we are a gun-toting, independent, self-reliant people is largely the cr...

Frequently really good things can arise from adversity, hardship and unhappiness. Such is the case with the founding of the Girl Scouts on this date in 1912. Born to privilege in Savanah, GA in 18...

The Berlin premier of F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu occurred on this day in 1922. The film’s full title was Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. By today’s standards it isn’t overly scary, but it is beautif...