The modern computer is an amazing device. It can allow you to perform a myriad of tasks -- almost effortlessly.You can conduct commerce; engage in an ever-increasing variety of communications; listen to music; watch movies; store and retrieve all manner of information, simply by clicking a ...
One hundred years ago tomorrow (June 11, 1913), it was reported on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald that “Floats have been built, bands secured and special arrangements made for a surprising pageant this evening at 7:45 o’clock.”An estimated 5,000 men were expected to march ...
On this day 100 years ago, the U.S. Postal Service announced it was undertaking a new feature -- C.O.D. mail.The June 3, 1913, edition of a local newspaper carried a front-page item that outlined the mechanics of what was called “cash on delivery” service.The “cash” was would eventually ...