October 3rd: Today in 1990 the state of East Germany ceased to exist and Germany became one state again. It is fantastic to think that my son will grow up knowing the Berlin Wall only as a part of history.
October 2nd: Today in 1950 the Peanuts comic strip was launched in newspapers. I loved the comic as a boy and the tv specials were always big events when I was growing up. Sadly the strip didn’t age well, running on long after it had anything to say, but in its heyday it was absolutely [...]
October 1rst: Today in 1908 the first Model T Ford rolled off the assembly line. The car was the first modern mass produced market car to hit the big time, selling continuously until from 1908 to 1927. Famously available in ‘any color you like, as long as it is black’ it was actually available in [...]