Stories with History and Humor That I Find Every Day...the Sources Are Countless!
Listen to one with your bagel and/or your cocktail. Suitable for either.

Humorous Stories and "Falling Leaves". &nbsp;Edited by J.B. McClure. &nbsp;Published by Rhodes &amp; McClure, Chicago 1879.

Humorous Stories and "Falling Leaves". &nbsp;Edited by J.B. McClure. &nbsp;Published by Rhodes &amp; McClure, Chicago 1879.

1879 Anecdotes

Yes! &nbsp;Audio files at the Library of Congress. &nbsp;Lots of fun.

Yes! &nbsp;Audio files at the Library of Congress. &nbsp;Lots of fun.

"The National Jukebox"

A secret passage to avoid assassination. &nbsp;Then a magnificent inaugural address we would do well to repeat these days!

A secret passage to avoid assassination. &nbsp;Then a magnificent inaugural address we would do well to repeat these days!

Honest Abe

Did Jim Thorpe play in the NFL? &nbsp;The Dayton Triangles in the NFL?

Did Jim Thorpe play in the NFL? &nbsp;The Dayton Triangles in the NFL?

The Unknown Connections!

A Foxx and Two Lemons?

When the Senate closed its doors...Maclay went to work on his Journal.

When the Senate closed its doors...Maclay went to work on his Journal.

Senator William Maclay

An early visit to Connecticut (MLK, Jr) and a quick getaway from DC (Adams).

An early visit to Connecticut (MLK, Jr) and a quick getaway from DC (Adams).

MLK, Jr & John Adams

Now you know why the Senate is full of gas!

Now you know why the Senate is full of gas!

Senate Bean Soup

"If I cannot drink Bourbon and smoke cigars in Heaven then I shall not go."

"If I cannot drink Bourbon and smoke cigars in Heaven then I shall not go."