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Duke Kahanamoku, the father of modern surfing, won his first gold medal at the 1912 Olympics in the 100-meter freestyle. The Games were held in Stockholm and were the lastRead More
I like umbrellas. I like the way that they keep me dry and I love the sound that the rain makes as it patters over my head. It is veryRead More
He was born in 1919 outside Knoxville. It is doubtful that the farm boy from Tennessee ever met a Jewish person prior to enlisting in the Army as aRead More
There are not many exciting Civil War stories that occur in this part of Florida, or anywhere else in Florida for that matter. Aficionados are quick to point outRead More
In 1937, a Russian Immigrant had a novel idea. He wanted to build a new kind of aquarium just south of St. Augustine. His name was Count Ilya Tolstoy andRead More
Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously remarked in his first inaugural address that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” In 1904, Russian was at war with Japan. TheRead More
By Scott Grant ScottGrant@StJohnsBusinessMonthly.com One of the most lurid and obscene documents you will ever read is the transcript of the trial in the New York lawsuit over the estateRead More
In the winter of 1925, there was an outbreak of diphtheria in Nome, Alaska that threatened to turn into an epidemic. The town’s only doctor estimated the mortality rate couldRead More
I have long been fascinated by the 1942 Nazi Submarine attack off Jacksonville Beach. The attack occurred at 9:30 on a Friday night, just four miles off the coast. ThousandsRead More
Ossip Bernstein was born in Imperial Russia in 1882. He was a lawyer, a banker, and a pretty good chess player. He prospered under the reign of the Tsar. LikeRead More
