100 years ago, on this night, passengers on the Titanic were enjoying their last full night of joy on the ship that they believed was unsinkable. They would go to bed, have a full day the following day, and then late that night, at 11:40 pm, the ship would hit an iceberg. Tonight was their last night of sleep on the Titanic. It was the last night of sleep that 1,514 people would ever have. read more...

Not every state in America still has a drive-in movie theatre, but Maryland still has one. And as far as I know, It has just one. But, that one drive-in is pretty special because it has the largest movie theater screen in the United States. If you love a big screen, and you miss seeing a movie under the stars, Bengies Drive-In is the place to go. read more...

It's leap year! It's February 29, a special day that only comes once every four years. This special day is the 40th birthday of a very special person - Pedro Zamora. Now, I've read that he was born on February 29th and I've read that he was born March 1st (maybe people started celebrating his birthday on March 1st to make sure it gets celebrated every year - I'm not sure). Regardless of which day he was actually born, it seems right to celebrate his birthday on a rare, special day because Pedro was a rare, special person. read more...

The real Caroline Ingalls, mother to author Laura Ingalls Wilder, was born 172 years ago in Brookfield, Wisconsin. However, there is another Caroline Ingalls who is just as real to me. That's Karen Grassle, who played the role of Caroline Ingalls on the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series. We also knew her as "Ma".  read more...