Today Daylight Savings Time begins
Today (March 13) Daylight Savings Time begins. As we start Daylight Savings Time at 2 am on March 13 here in the United States, many of us will miss that lost hour of sleep for the next several weeks. At…
Today is National Plant A Flower Day
Today is National Plant A Flower Day Spring is just around the corner, and March 12th is the day to participate in National Plant a Flower Day. Each year this day is dedicated to the planting of flowers and looking…
History: Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
History: Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist PartyOn March 9, 1918, the ascendant Bolshevik Party formally changes its name to the All-Russian Communist Party. It was neither the first nor the last time the party would alter its name to…
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…
Today in History: Aspirin hits the world market
Today in 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…
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#Absinthe Day Absinthe is a very strong green aniseed-flavored liqueur (actually spirit, as it is unsweetened), originally made with the shrub wormwood.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…
Today in History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877
Today in 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,…
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…
Today in History: Miles Davis records Kind of Blue in 1959
Today in History: Miles Davis records 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. For inquiries, email posterconnection@gmail.com. #MilesDavis #PosterArt #VintagePoster #VintagePosters…