Red Rocks Amphitheatre
During the Great Depression when President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to help uplift Americans, he formed the Civilian Conservation Corps. These men built Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the foothills of the Rockies in Morrison Colorado. This beautiful outdoor theatre, which seats 9.000 people may be the Corps’ greatest single project. If your forefathers worked in the…
The Radium Glowing Ghost Girls
The Radiant Ghost Girls Around the time of World War I, having discovered a radioactive white substance that glowed in the dark, three factories in the United States began hiring women to paint radium onto watch dials. Women and girls were preferred because their smaller hands adapted best for this fine detail work. Since…
Simple Half Cleaning of Lawn Mower Carburetor
How to Clean a Lawn Mower Carburetor While Still on the Machine When springtime rolls around and everyone brings out their lawn mower to perform the first cut of the season, many people are dismayed to find that their mower will not start! Further complicating the matter is that the lawn mower shops are expensive…
Pay Toilets
Principally WOMEN Fought Against a Pay for Pee Pee System! The first pay toilets in the United States were in1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair, however most people were not aware of pay toilets until they became widespread. By the early 1970’s about 50,000 pay toilets were in place. Many people did not object to…
