Posts Tagged ‘Did You Know?’

Happy Birthday President Barack Obama!!

YAY!! Welcome to Club 50, President Obama. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will be treated to a White House party for his 50th birthday and get away with friends and family to Camp David for the weekend. Obama, who reaches the milestone birthday on Thursday, plans to spend the morning at work as usual in [...]

Recalling the Assassination of MLK

At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, a shot rang out. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, now lay sprawled on the balcony’s floor. A gaping wound covered a large portion of his jaw and neck. A great man [...]

History of the New Years Eve Ball

We took a hiatus here at Sheer Thought for the holidays. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc. I know I did. Growing up in Florida, I always wanted to go to NYC and watch the ball drop in Times Square for NYE. When I finally got the opportunity after moving [...]