In 1989, 1.4% of U.S. households had cell phones while 28% had an answering machine. In 2020, there are 1.29 cell phones per person in the U.S. and only 40% of households still have a landline.
Category Archives: History
Softball (Brian 4)
Ted Williams was a hall of fame left fielder and a Sears label for certain sporting goods, including bicycles made in Austria by Steyr-Daimler-Puch.
Hey Dude (James 8)
The word “Dude” had a strange historical journey before becoming a popular sign of young male solidarity, and Dudeism is now a serious philosophy inspired by the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.
That’s my kitty kat (Joel 4)
Some historians claim the mass killing of cats in medieval Europe led to the Black Death. These days, researchers have found domestic cats fail at urban rat control while harming billions of native birds.
A “Highly Qualified” Legal Analysis
Russell Lee / Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
In an editorial for Newsweek, John Eastman, a Law Professor at Chapman University, argues Kamala Harris is not eligible to be Veep. Continue reading A “Highly Qualified” Legal Analysis
