by B.L. Unkel | Jul 22, 2023 | History
I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream. The Beginning No one knows exactly when or who created ice cream. We know that more than 2,300 years ago, Alexander the Great enjoyed honey and nectar-flavored snow and ice. And almost 400 years after that, the...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 15, 2023 | Baking
As I’ve mentioned in previous DYKs, almost everything—animals, occupations, food, etc.—can have a national day. Some even get their own month. Thanks to President Ronald Reagan, ice cream has both. In 1984, he designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 8, 2023 | History
Researching Did You Know In 1859, This Texas College Had The Most Powerful Telescope In The South?, I learned Larissa College was one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Texas. (The Texas legislature approved its charter on February 2, 1856.) It made me...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 1, 2023 | Travel
Recently, several of my critique partners and I gathered in Tyler, TX, for a mini-writing retreat. On the way home, we stopped at a historic site/rest stop on the north side of Jacksonville. If you haven’t yet visited it, make plans to do so next time you’re in the...
by B.L. Unkel | Jun 17, 2023 | History
Starting a new country comes with a long, but very important, to-do list. Such as: Create a new seal and flag (See: DYK During the War of 1812…) The Great Seal In 1776, the United States of America’s Continental Congress selected a committee of men, including...
