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and the rest is history..

I'm not much of a history buff, but since I got so much great feedback from my little post about the pictures of the original homeowner I received from a previous homeowner - I have to give the people what they want - and unfortunately for me, it's some history.. 


Sometimes I find it hard to grasp how truly old our little Victorian actually is. I did some research on a [hopefully] reliable website to see what was going on the year our house was built - 1891. I have heard from the appraiser that our house was actually built in 1888, but I have mostly found that it was actually built in 1891 - so until we validate otherwise, we are sticking with that:) 

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So 124 years ago we had a president named Benjamin Harrison in charge.


What a dapper fellow he was. I wonder what year people started smiling in photos..

Some other big events in 1891:

Feb 9th - 1st shipment of asparagus arrives in SF from Sacramento
Mar 28th - 1st world weightlifting championship held
Apr 1st - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
[my husband would be thrilled to here this little piece of information!]
May 5th - Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in NY, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor
Jul 7th - Travelers checks patents
Jul 14th - John T Smith patents corkboard
Aug 24th - Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera

another dapper fellow

Sep 3rd - Cotton pickers organize union & stage strike in Texas
Sep 20th - The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
[I have actually been to Sprinfield, Ma and did not know this about it!]
Nov 10th - Granville T Woods patents electric railway
Dec 15th - James Naismith invents basketball (Canada)
Dec 21st - 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College)
Dec 29th - Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)


Here are a few things that are not quite as old as our house:

Coca Cola - it was founded January 29, 1892 in Georgia 
Snickers, M&Ms & Skittles:)
Nutella was created in 1940s
The Boxer Rebellion War took place between 1898 and 1901 [wiki]
Professional football originated by to 1892 [wiki]
World War I - started July 28, 1914 
[crazy to think my house was on this earth as WWI & WWII were happening!]
Titanic - not only the movie but the actually ship!
Mickey Mouse - made his debut in 1928 in short film Steamboat Willie
The Great Depression - 1930s
Bonnie & Clyde - wreaking havoc in the 1930s 
Al Capone - imprisoned for tax evasion in 1930s
The Model T - automobile built by Ford from 1908 until 1927 ( created by Henry Ford)




And some things that were here before our lovely home:

Ohio became the 17th state in 1803
Edgar Allen Poe 1809-1849
Tiffany & Co was founded in 1837
Baseball was invented in 1839


There are so many more events that happened, I would probably lose quite a bit of audience if I notated them all. I'm hoping this may put it into perspective for you a little - if not I can research more facts if you would like that too:) 




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We recently upgraded to x1 - the more updated version of Comcast. It is soooo amazing - I highly recommend upgrading to this magical television galaxy.. 

Anyways, I have been using a friends log in information for HBO Go because we hadn't added that to our plan. Hubs and I have been watching previous seasons of Girls on our iPad like a bunch of fools because I just recently found out that we do indeed have HBO and could be watching it on the actual television. Knowing our luck it is only a 3 month "trial" that is probably going to end this month.. Annoying right??







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