Articles, tagged with "war effort", page 2

The Golden Age Of The Vintage Jukebox

In today's world dominated by MP3 players and other digital media, it is highly unlikely that the vintage jukebox can survive. Yet against all odds, this traditional music machine is still here. If you look around you can find them in bars and cafes, even... Read >
Author: TriciaJones

Gardening for Victory

"When I was a teenager, my father always had a garden," Herman said. "There was no cheaper better way to feed the family. Those were tough times. Our garden for many of those years in the was a 'Victory Garden.' "It was the government's way of encouragin... Read >
Author: Mike Podlesny

The Foyles War Complete Box Set now available exclusively from Acorn Media UK

The brand new complete Foyle's War boxed set is available exclusively from Acorn Media UK until a general release later in the year. The box set contains every episode ever made of this popular ITV detective drama in a special 22 DVD release. This is the ... Read >
Author: hitsearch

A visitor's guide to the New Forest, Hampshire, UK

The New Forest national park is the largest unenclosed woodland, pasture, heath and forest in Southern England. It covers south west Hampshire and extends into Wiltshire and Dorset. It was created as a royal forest by William the Conqueror in around 1079 ... Read >
Author: NickCurrer

Still On The Eve Of Financial Destruction

Although it has been a while since we published the first article, "Eve Of (Financial) Destruction" about how dire the nation's financials are, that does not mean we have stepped back from the eve of financial destruction. Consider some statistics from a ... Read >
Author: Bruno Korschek

The Incredible Farmall H Tractor

The superb Farmall H Tractor was created by International Harvester Corporation as part of the "letter series" for fourteen years from 1939 right up until 1953 covering the finale of the Great Depression, the Great Dust Bowl as well as throughout all the ... Read >
Author: Joseph A

Income Tax Filing

The first United States income tax was imposed in July 1861, at 3% of all incomes over 800 dollars in order to help pay for the war effort in the American civil war. This tax was repealed and replaced by another income tax in 1862. Income tax was levi... Read >
Author: shaun

New Trends This Fall

Fall is on its way and maybe it's the radical weather or the worries about the war effort that helped shape this season collections of the most inspiring character and function we've seen for fall in years. One thing is for sure it's all about shape and c... Read >
Author: Colby Morrison

Mesothelioma – How World War II Killed Many Years Later

The idea of a World War was something that couldn't be imagined prior to the 20th century. Then we had two in a matter of 35 years. The number of people killed in the wars was staggering. The fact that people continued to die for forty or fifty years afte... Read >
Author: Thomas Ajava

Don’t panic just yet – You can have complete control over your Cholesterol

Did you know that the study of cholesterol is actually a relatively recent idea? Cholesterol is a natural function of the human body and a 1951 government study illustrates just how it affects us today. That study was conducted in Korea by pathologi... Read >
Author: Randy Beardslee

UID Registry – A Helping Aid In The Armory of DoD

Everyone who has purchased items from a military surplus or otherwise done business with the department of defense is well familiar with UID numbers, also known as "Unique Item Identifier." This combination of numbers and letters is a unique identifier wh... Read >
Author: Id Integartion

Ski Slopes And Other Indoor Centres

Every year more expensive and complicated sports arenas are constructed and even some of the world's newest and largest sports stadia are being built with the option of turning them into indoor facilities. The new Wembley Stadium in London, the most ex... Read >
Author: Mark Bartley

Show Your American Spirit With A Captain America Costume This Halloween

Captain America is a superhero who was featured in Marvel Comics. He is actually Steve Rogers, who was a sickly young man who was found to be unfit for military service. He volunteered for a top secret project and an experimental serum helped his body att... Read >
Author: Thor

winnie the pooh coloring pages booklet: your ally in throwing a childrens party.

Throwing a children's birthday party can be a rather tough ordeal to overcome and process, ask any long suffering parent just how much stress they need to endure whenever they have to contend with their own children. The stress level will then increase ... Read >
Author: John Blackthorn

100 years of Eureka Vacuum Cleaners

You may be aware that "Eureka" is among the most famous names when it comes to vacuum cleaners. But did you know that over the 100 year history of the Eureka vacuum cleaner company they have made a lot more then vacuums. This article is a glimpse into the... Read >
Author: Daniel Coyle

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