Roquefort-Sur-Soulzon, France, 1411 The residents of the town of Roquefort-Sur-Soulzon are sporting cheesy grins today. King Charles VI has given them exclusive rights to produce their famous smelly cheese. In. an effort to stamp out inferior imitations of … Read More
USA, May 1, 1941 CheeriOats, a new oat-based breakfast cereal that is ready to eat without cooking has been introduced to consumers. Manufactured and marketed by General Mills Inc., the oatmeal, rye, and corn cereal shaped into “little doughnuts” is … Read More
New Haven, Connecticut, USA, December 1900 A small lunch wagon that sells steak sandwiches to local factory workers in tiny New Haven, Connecticut, has served what they are calling a “hamburger,” which was hastily made for a man who dashed … Read More
Armagnac, France, 1411 A new style of drink is being sold commercially throughout southwestern France. Called Armagnac brandy, it has been successfully distilled and produced in the town of Armagnac, located in the province of Gascony, at the foothills of … Read More
Des Plaines, Chicago, April 15, 1955 A fast-food outlet in suburban Chicago is doing a remarkable trade and celebrated its second anniversary today. The outlook of owner/manager Ray Kroc is reflected in his objection to a local reporter’s usage of … Read More
“IF MEN COULD LEARN FROM HISTORY, WHAT LESSONS IT MIGHT TEACH US!” Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 The World seems to be so disgusted, outraged, and surprised at this Coronavirus, however, diseases, epidemics, pandemics, and plaques have been around for … Read More
Here is a course of events that started in the ’40s and changed the world order. The World process in a big context A closer look at the past events of the 1940s shows almost a temporal symmetry: in the … Read More
🤔 Sitting back watching and observing as the whole world is on lockdown, and trying to make sense of this situation, I then realized that this must be a wake-up call to all of us because it does not matter … Read More
DIE REALITÄTSPRÜFUNG Nachdem wir alle viel Zeit haben, um darüber nachzudenken und uns daran zu erinnern, was gerade in der Welt vor sich geht, habe ich beschlossen, meine persönliche Meinung, Gefühle und Beobachtungen über die gegenwärtige politische, wirtschaftliche und … Read More
THE REALITY CHECK As we all have plenty of time to reflect, think, and reminisce about what is going on in the world right now, I decided to express my personal opinion, feelings, and … Read More
