Today Daylight Savings Time begins
Today (March 9) Daylight Savings Time begins. As we start Daylight Savings Time at 2 am on March 9 here in the United States, many of us will miss that lost hour of sleep for the next several weeks. At…
History: Daytona Car Racing Started in 1936
Today in History: Daytona Car Racing Started in 1936 Seeking to replace the lost attention, the City of Daytona Beach sponsored a stock-car race in 1936 - the first-ever car race in Daytona. It was considered an early start of…
Iconic Travel & Racing Posters Up for Auction
Iconic Travel & Racing Posters Up for Auction on March 22 Step into a world of adventure and adrenaline with our March auction of Vintage Travel & Auto Racing Posters featuring the Robert Dunn Collection. From the elegance of early…
History: Aspirin hits the world market
History: Aspirin hits the world market Aspirin is a medication used to treat pain, fever, or inflammation. A precursor to aspirin found in leaves from the willow tree has been used for its health effects for at least 2,400 years.…
Today is National #Absinthe Day
Today is National #Absinthe Day Absinthe is a very strong green aniseed-flavored liqueur (actually spirit, as it is unsweetened), originally made with the shrub wormwood. French doctor, Pierre Ordinaire, has been credited with the creation of absinthe in the early…
History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877
History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877 "Swan Lake" was Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s (1840-1893) first ballet composition. Apart from "Sleeping Beauty" (1890) and "The Nutcracker" (1892), it is considered today as perhaps the most important classical ballet. However, its first…
History: Howard Chandler Christy died in 1952
Today in History: Howard Chandler Christy died in 1952 American artist and illustrator Howard Chandler Christy was born in Morgan County, Ohio. Christy studied art in New York at the Art Students League and later at the National Academy of…
History: Joseph Binder born in 1898
Today in History: Joseph Binder born in 1898 Joseph Binder was an Austrian-born designer whose influence permeated Europe and the United States. He applied reductive compositional principles derived from Cubism and De Stijl to his posters, including the one he…
History: Miles Davis records Kind of Blue in 1959
History: Miles Davis recorded Kind of Blue in 1959 It is considered the best-selling jazz album in history and one of the most influential works of jazz music ever produced. Inquiries via posterconnection.com #MilesDavis #PosterArt #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage #art #graphics…
History: Rio de Janeiro founded in 1565
History: Rio de Janeiro founded On this day in 1565, the city of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro (River of January) was founded on the flat sandy beaches between Sugar Loaf and Morro Cara de Cao. The name of…