The Chuck Wagon

a picture taken in 1907

Charles Goodnight of the Goodnight/ Loving cattle trail from San Antonio, Tx. to Denver, Co., is credited with the invention of the "chuck wagon".  Goodnight invented the chuck wagon in 1866, when he and his partner, Oliver Loving, were herding 2000 head of longhorn cattle from Ft. Belknap, Texas, to Denver. Goodnight knew that the cattle drive would be much more successful if his cowboys were fed well.  He bought a government wagon and had it refitted into a "kitchen on wheels", one that would make even Chef Ramsey proud. The chuck wagon had a sloping box attached to the back; this box could be folded down to make a work table for cooking. The chuck wagon was so successful that other cattle bosses adopted the concept for their cattle drives.

Andreas Vesalius

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), a Belgian anatomist, was known as the father of modern anatomy. He was one of the first anatomists to perform dissection of a human cadaver in the classroom. Vesalius wrote the first complete book on anatomy, 'de Hemani Corporis Fabrica' or The Fabric of the Human Body.

Round Churches

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 This is an image of The Round Church in Cambridge, England.

There are five round churches in England; the largest round church is Temple Church in London, England.

Gravity on the Sun

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Gravity on the sun's surface is twenty-seven and two-thirds times as great as gravity at the surface of the earth.

Symbol of the Elephant

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The elephant in oriental mythology, is a symbol of temperance, eternity, and sovereignty.

Khaki Uniforms in the Army

Khaki uniforms became the official uniforms of the US Army in 1902. Serving in the tropics, the heavy blue uniforms were too heavy for the volunteer army of the Spanish American War. Khaki uniforms were cooler for the service men. Then, later, the khaki cloth uniform was made official.

Barbie.....We Love You!!!

The original Barbie doll made her debut on March 9, 1959. A woman named Ruth Handler was the creator of Barbie. The doll, designed after a German doll named Bila Lilli, was named for Ruth's daughter, Barbara. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Lilli's production was discontinued after the Handler's bought the Lilli line.

Ruth Handler's husband was Elliot Handler, the co-founder of Mattel Toy Company. Hence....Mattel manufactured the Barbie doll.  Ken was introduced as Barbie's boyfriend in 1964. His full name is Ken Carson.

The original Barbie doll wore a zebra striped bathing suit. Barbie was manufactured in Japan with Japanese homeworkers producing the fabulous Barbie clothes line. The first year 350,000 Barbies were sold at a price of $3.00 each!!!!

Barbie has evolved over the years. I was born in 1952. I owned some of the first Barbie dolls ever made...Boy, do I wish I had those dolls now.