Prohibition was the great American test of Victorian principles. For 13 years, alcohol was illegal in the US. To learn more about this time period, click here.

Today is Ratification Day, an old holiday no one remembers. The proclamation that was signed today in 1784 helped pave the way for the revolution. For more info, read here.

Yes, you read right, January 13 is International Skeptics Day. Read more here.

In 1946, RCA introduced the 45 rpm record today. Records didn’t hit the music store shelves until 1949. For anyone that wasn’t around before the CD took over, here’s a You Tube video of a Nat King Cole record being played so you can see and hear what it was like.

The last couple of days have been so cold, they’re almost unbearable. In an effort to be happy, here are some summertime flowers. I love the graphic shape of the poppy flower. Their fluidity and simplicity is stunning.

Today is Elvis Presley’s birthday, so here is a tribute.

In case you don’t know any thing about the King, here’s a link to more information then you may really want to know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

The official site: http://www.elvis.com/

In honor of Orthodox Christmas today, here is a star in the night sky. This could make a fun commemorative series idea.

Gestalt, baby! Just a play around exercise for today.

As I was taking my trash out tonight I was trying to remember if it was recycling week. (My town only collects recycling once a month.) So today’s stamp is a reminder of the recycling mantra: reduce, recycle, reuse.

Today is World Braille Day, an annual commemoration of the birth of Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the Braille reading and writing system for the blind and visually impaired.

Learn more about him and his work at Wikipedia.