The History of The Irish...Worldwide
Dee Notaro's Blog – September 2014 Archive (3)
North American Time Zones
At exactly noon on November 18, 1883, American and Canadian railroads begin using four continental time zones to end the confusion of dealing with thousands of local times. The bold move was emblematic of the power shared by the railroad companies.
The need for continental…
ContinueAdded by Dee Notaro on September 15, 2014 at 4:00am — No Comments
Eugene O'Neill: Deep, Dark Irish Literary Genius
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (1888 – 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. Born in a Broadway hotel room in Longacre Square (now Times Square), in the Barrett Hotel. He was the son of Irish immigrant actor James O'Neill, Rosbercon, County…
ContinueAdded by Dee Notaro on September 9, 2014 at 9:30am — 5 Comments
Chairman of the Board
In the late 1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board was folded down from the wall and used for dining. The “head of the household” always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Once in a while, a guest (who was almost always a man) would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the…
Added by Dee Notaro on September 3, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments
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