There was no Great War, World War 1 or World War 2.

The Titanic had not yet sailed.

There was no Republic of China.

The New York Yankees were known as the New York Highlanders.

The first motion picture studio, Nestor Motion Picture Company, opened in Hollywood.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and the rest of the Rat Pack weren’t even a gleam in their parents’ eyes.

There was no Great Depression.

The Hindenburg had yet to be created.

There were only 46 Stars on the American Flag.

Elvis’ parents weren’t born yet.

Many other significant events, people, and places had yet to occur.

But this was one that had:


My Enclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, was published in twenty-nine volumes. It is indeed my treasure.

“There’s no history of anything until it happens. Then there is.” [Rachel to Roark, Volcano, 1997]

And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!

Epic Fail, NBC. Epic. Fail.
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