Category: History

#Crisis October 22

Today’s Coach4aday post is about a CRISIS that most Americans learned about sixty years ago today. Many times, I reflect on what young people worry about. One reason is as young boy I was...

#Mosquitos September 17

For September I am participating in the 30-Day Literary Lesson Coach4aday Challenge today the lesson is on MOSQUITOS. If you have ever been in the military of follow the health of American Presidents, you know the...

#56Americans July 4

Taking a day off from posting on the 30-Day Ingredient Coach4aday Challenge. Choosing to repost something about 56 AMERICANS who signed the Declaration of Independence. Every 4th of July I remind myself of the...

#Ads February 11

On Sunday Super Bowl LVI will be played. The broadcast will feature lots of ADS. With regular TV audiences of over 100 million viewers, the game is once again, guaranteed to generate a huge amount of...

#Perspective January 14

Arming yourself with PERSPECTIVE often becomes a great coping mechanism. This month begins the nearly two-year journey with the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally in Robeson County we are dealing with surge of positive cases. On...

#BraveNation January 11

This post will likely have a very narrow audience. Last Friday I attended the funeral for Joe Gallagher. He was an iconic figure in not only the athletic history of UNC Pembroke but for...

#Necktie October 9

Yesterday I attended a funeral for a friend David Myron McGuirt. Since retirement I have not worn on NECKTIE on many occasions but I did yesterday Every day this month I am participating in...

#Salem October 7

Most North Carolinians know that the University of North Carolina is the oldest public university in the state. Yet SALEM College was founded some 17 years before UNC opened its doors and is the...

#Recap July 31

Today’s post is a RECAP of the #Coach4adayChallenge for July. This month it was to share daily history lesson. Wow what a month it was. I was blown away by what others shared with...

#Formica July 30

In the 1950’s and 1960’s American kitchens included a lot of FORMICA. FORMICA was originally developed as an industrial material. It was first developed in 1913 to replace the mica mineral used in electrical...