The Boeing 707 was built in the late 1950s to compete
with Britain’s Comet jetliner.
Al Capone was afraid of hypodermic needles, even when it came to getting a
penicillin injection to cure his syphilis, the disease that eventually led to
his mental and physical decline and death.
According to Sherlock Holmes, the only person who had greater powers of
observation than himself was his brother, Mycroft.
The American celebration of St. Patrick’s Day began in 1776 after a declaration
by General George Washington that on that day all Americans were Irish and
should wear a small sprig of green.
Crosley Field hosted the first night baseball game in the major leagues.
This article appears in July 12 • 1996 and July 12 • 1996 (Cover).