Angelique and Company, Inc. very well may have been America’s first independent microperfumery. The below article entitled “How to Sell a Smell” from… Angelique Perfumes and the Perfume Bombing of Los Angeles
For the aspiring criminal mastermind, few objects hold greater allure than the British Crown Jewels. The intrinsic and symbolic value make the jewels a great prize. The world-class security guarding the relics […]
The specific relevant content for this request, if necessary, delimited with characters: Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was a fraud, and Erik was determined to prove it. The whole world might think that Robert-Houdin was […]
Protests. What a great way to express disapproval and raise public awareness about society’s most significant evils. For that matter, it’s a great way to waste a lot of time making a […]
There is a long tradition that connects advanced educational degrees to solemn oaths. Recipients of medical degrees take the Hippocratic Oath, promising to do no harm. Nurses take the Florence Nightingale Pledge […]
Dear Santa Claus: I know you’re pretty busy at this time of year, and I hate to be a pest, but I am writing again in hopes that you will reconsider putting […]
On May 30, 1878, a startling telegram arrived at Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency. The message began with these words: “The body of … my father, was stolen from his grave at North […]
Evelyn Lincoln served as John F. Kennedy’s private secretary from his election to the Senate in 1953 until his death. He quickly learned to value her unwavering loyalty.
“It is my conviction that the fundamental trouble with the people of the United States is that they have gotten too far away from Almighty God.” — Warren G. Harding
Ghost stories and dead presidents go hand-in-hand. Whether it’s the legend of Abraham Lincoln’s spirit haunting the White House halls, or the creepy ghost of Andrew Jackson laughing at visitors to the […]
It’s safe to assume that most voters want their elected representatives to clean things up. That’s true, whether your concept of “clean” applies to the environment, ethics, or political discourse. In other […]
“It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man.”
As we have noted elsewhere, Millard Fillmore has somehow failed to achieve a revered place in history, despite having served as the thirteenth President of the United States. The thing for which […]
Oh, how I love to remember that time I hit the game-winning home run in the big game during my senior year of high school! That was the same year that so […]
Winston Churchill noticed his wife had spent an inordinate amount of time in conversation with a street sweeper. Curious about the encounter, he asked Clementine, “What did you talk about for so […]
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