My Father's Vinyl
I introduce myself as Adele. I post what I appreciate, which often comes back to history and music.
http://www.last.fm/user/myfathersvinyl
I introduce myself as Adele. I post what I appreciate, which often comes back to history and music.
http://www.last.fm/user/myfathersvinyl
William Henry Thompson’s “Vehicle driven by hand power,” patented in 1894, is a curious invention, a four-wheeled novelty that incorporated aspects of both bicycles and hand-powered railway pump cars.
Clan Lake, Northwest Territories
June 22, 1960
Clan Lake, and the small community on its shoreline, is located in a remote part of the Northwest Territories, accessible only by boat or airplane. The people of the area have lived off the land — hunting, fishing and trapping — for generations. In 1960, when an object hit the water of Clan Lake, a month passed before the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), located 30 miles away in Yellowknife, were called to investigate the sighting.
