by B.L. Unkel | Apr 19, 2025 | History
If you guessed Texas has Santa Anna’s fake leg, you guessed wrong. The Battle of San Jacinto On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence. Fifty-one days later, on April 21, the Texas Revolution ended in an unqualified success when General Sam...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 12, 2025 | Everything Else
Recently a friend sent me photos she’d taken on a Galveston beach. The focal point was a white rainbow, shimmering in January’s late afternoon fog. Have you ever seen a white rainbow? I hadn’t. I’d never even heard of it. Rainbows We’ve all seen rainbows. Some...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 5, 2025 | Travel
If you take a trip to Lower Manhattan in New York City, you’ll find an eight-block-long street in the Financial District called Wall Street. But before Wall Street became synonymous with the financial markets, it was just a road. The History In 1624, the Dutch...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 29, 2025 | History
Have you ever thought you were the best at something? Well, there’s one way to find out. The Company Today, if you want to know something, a quick search on the internet usually provides the answer. If you’re looking for record-breaking human achievements, as...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 22, 2025 | Travel
If you’ve seen the 2004 movie National Treasure, you’re familiar with Trinity Church. For more than 325 years this historic Episcopal church has served the people of New York City (NYC), especially those in Lower Manhattan where it all began. The Buildings The...
