Hollywoodland

Once again we’re off to Ireland! This time to the town of Dingle in County Kerry. It’s main industries are agriculture, tourism and fishing. It’s a very picturesque little town.

Today in history:

• 1919 – The British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.

• 1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.

• 1942 – Anne Frank and her family went into hiding above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse.

• 1944 – The Hartford Circus Fire, one of America’s worst fire disasters, killed approximately 168 people and injured over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.

• 1957 – Althea Gibson won at Wimbledon, becoming the first black athlete to do so.

Tonight all I’ll be watching is baseball.

Reading: Still reading Trixie Belden books.

And now we’re off to one of the most scenic spots in Italy, the Amalfi Coast. It’s a very beautiful locale and I don’t know why there are so few pictures on the Wikipedia page. You’ll find a few more pictures on the municipalities pages.

Today in history:

• 1904 – Actor Milburn Stone was born. He’s best known as the doctor on Gunsmoke.

• 1937 – Hormel introduced their luncheon meat, Spam, for the first time.

• 1954 – The BBC broadcasted its first television news bulletin.

Tonight on TV: baseball, Memphis Beat and White Collar.

Reading: I’ve been reading old Trixie Belden books lately.

Today, on the 235th birthday of this great nation, we travel to Boston, Massachusetts and the Beacon Hill area. Beacon Hill is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Boston with lovely Federal-style townhouses, narrow cobblestone, gaslit streets, and brick sidewalks. Beacon Hill was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1962.

On this date, 235 years ago, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, essentially kicking Great Britain to the curb. Well done, gentlemen! Well done, indeed!

Also on this day in history:

• 1882 – Movie producer Louis B. Mayer was born.

• 1898 – Actress Gertrude Lawrence was born.

• 1903 – Dorothy Levitt was reported as the first woman in the world to compete in a ‘motor race’.

• 1910 – Actress Gloria Stuart was born.

• 1939 – Lou Gehrig, diagnosed with ALS, told a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considered himself “The luckiest man on the face of the earth” as he announced his retirement from major league baseball. He died less than two years later.

The only thing on tonight is baseball. Or recorded shows. Something patriotic, perhaps?

Reading: I’ve been re-reading Gina Robinson‘s spy romances the last few days. Fun stuff and she has a new spy romance series debuting in November! Woohoo!!!