by B.L. Unkel | May 6, 2023 | History
I love history, and one of the best ways to learn more about it is to talk to someone who experienced it. Their first-hand accounts often add details, absent in historical texts. The Wish In her early nineties, my paternal grandmother wished to see her paternal...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 22, 2023 | History
The only constants in life are death and taxes. You can’t escape either. So have you ever wondered when and where taxes started? Ancient Taxes (The Beginning) The first record of taxation occurred about 5,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. The Greeks spread the...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 15, 2023 | History
One of the “joys” of becoming an adult is paying taxes. Since tax date is fast approaching, I thought this would be a good time to share some interesting information about taxes in the U.S. Revenue Streams Though not without various types of taxes (property,...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 4, 2023 | History
A few days ago, we celebrated Texas Independence Day. How much of the following do you know? Abbreviated State History Native Americans lived in what is now Texas for thousands of years. Then, in 1519, the first Europeans—the Spanish—arrived. During the...
by B.L. Unkel | Feb 25, 2023 | History
A few days ago, the U.S. celebrated Presidents’ Day. Here are some things you may not know about the men who held that office. Sports I’m a football fan. So to learn the sport was almost banned because of its violence, surprised me. If you think the game is...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 7, 2023 | History
Nashville, much less Tennessee in general, is rich with interesting history. Just look at the old Maxwell House Hotel. (If you read Did You Know This Coffee Empire Began When a Traveling Salesman Walked Into This Hotel?, you know Maxwell House Coffee was named after...
