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The Tragedy of Daniel Dodge
One of the lesser known millionaires of the thirties was Daniel Dodge, son of John Dodge, co-founder of the American Dodge Motor Company. Danny, as he was known to his family and friends, owned a luxury lodge at Maple Point, near Kagawong, overlooking the North Shore of Manitoulin Island, in Canada. While spending time at his secluded resort in 1938, he fell in love with the telephone[...]
Solving the Mystery of Amelia Earhart's Disappearance
Thanks to another search for her plane, Amelia Earhart is still making news. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with members of "The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery" (TIGHAR) to discuss the unsolved case of the aviator. The group plans the search for Earhart's plane in June,[...]
The Best Is Yet To Come: Frank Sinatra's Sendoff
In the mid 90's, Frank Sinatra was showing signs of dementia and his heart was in bad shape. The beginning of the end was in 1994, when Ol' Blue Eyes was singing My Way on stage in Richmond, Virginia when he suddenly collapsed. He fell off his stool, hit his head on the speaker, and landed on the[...]
If I Had My Life To Live Over...
Erma Bombeck was an American writer and humorist who wrote more than 4,000 newspaper columns and had a following of more than 30 million readers in the United States and Canada. She also published over a dozen books many of which became best sellers. Erma died in 1996 at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer and kidney disease. She was buried in her family's plot in the Woodland[...]
Dog Waits For His Master's Return For Ten Years
Hidesaburo Ueno, born in Japan in 1871, was a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. His dog, Hachiko, would sit by the front door and see him off for work every day and greeted him at 4 o'clock at the nearby train station when he returned from work.One evening,[...]
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