The folks at Lulu are having an end of summer sale. Through October 31st, save an extra 25% on 2011 EiH Calendars when you use the coupon code JACKOLANTERN355 at checkout. The EiH Calendar of the Presidents (only $14.99 with coupon) The EiH Calendar of Historical...
A lot has changed since the last time I wrote an iPhone app recommendation post, the most significant of which being the release of the iPad. Now, a half a year later, there are so many more history apps available on Apple's iDevices than there were this time last year...
Alan Mathison Turing was a phenomenal mathematician and founder of computer science, who lived from 1912-1954. In his tragically short lifetime, he had a profound impact on the world. Here are 9 amazing things about Alan Turing. [caption id="attachment_3603" align="aligncenter...
Born on July 10, 1856, Nikola Tesla was quite possibly one of the greatest inventors in modern history. Originally from Serbia, Tesla emigrated to the United States in 1884, where he became an employee of Thomas Edison. The two would become rivals over differences of...
[caption id="attachment_3070" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Link opens in iTunes"] [/caption] Can this be the most technologically inclined administration in history? Yesterday, on the heels of Barack Obama delivering his first *real* tweet (sorry boys and...
It's no secret that I am a technophile. In fact, the only thing I like more than gadgets is history. Needless to say, the iPhone makes the perfect platform to marry the two. So, if you think Santa's going to bring you an iPhone (or iPod Touch) this Christmas, then you...
The Apollo space program was an integral part of the Cold War space race. Initially conceived in 1960, in the twilight of the Eisenhower administration, it would become the third manned American spaceflight program. As we all know, in 1969, the Apollo 11 mission would...
On USATODAY.com there's an article which describes how to read the Mayan Long Count Calendar...the one that says the world is going to end on December 23, 2012. Of course the Long Count Calendar is just one of 3 Mayan calendars, with the other 2 showing dates far into...
