Archive for July 2025
Movie Review: Superman (no plot spoilers)
Reading Time: 4 minutesMovie Review: Superman (no plot spoilers) One of this summer’s blockbuster hopefuls opens today – Superman. I started collecting Superman comic books in 1961, but had been reading the Superman comic book before then. He was my first favorite superhero. I collected thousands of comic books over 22 years during the Silver Age of comics…
Read MoreHistory of James Madison: Father of the Constitution
Reading Time: 7 minutesHISTORY OF JAMES MADISON Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial James Madison has been correctly called “the Father of the Constitution,” and one might think that the Constitution became active on July 5, 1776, but this is not how it happened. The American Constitution didn’t go into effect until almost a…
Read MoreScience of the Dog Days of Summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesSCIENCE OF THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Where do we get the term “the dog days of summer?” Does it refer to the hottest days of Summer, when even dogs go on strike due to the heat, refusing to do their job of lying on the floor? Look to the Skies Alas, no. The…
Read MoreHistory of Canada Day: July 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF CANADA DAY As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its Independence Day, Canadians have their own celebration. Canada Day (Fête du Canada) marks the anniversary of July 1, 1867, when the three independent colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, were united into a single dominion. The British North America Act of 1867, known today…
Read MoreHistory of July: Where Do We Get That Name?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF JULY July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born that month. Previously, it was known as Quintilis in Latin, meaning the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar. However, Marc Anthony changed the name to July after Caesar’s assassination. This was before January became the first month of the calendar year, about…
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