Tag: #DidYouKnow

#DidYouKnow – LOIS LOWERY

by J.M. Northup, posted in FEATURE, History, Non-Fiction & Educational, Women In History, Women Writers

#DidYouKnow is a Blog Series on www.jmnorthup.com Lois Lowry is an American author born in 1937. She has written over thirty novels that range in genre. She has readers of all ages, though her primary audience is elementary school-aged children to young adults. Lois describes her writing on her website: ” My books have varied in content and style. Yet … Continue reading #DidYouKnow – LOIS LOWERY

#DidYouKnow – There are Genres For Folk Poetry As Well As Folk Music?

by J.M. Northup, posted in FEATURE, History, Music-related Writing, Non-Fiction & Educational, Poetry

#DidYouKnow is a Blog Series on www.jmnorthup.com Music and poetry have walked hand-in-hand throughout time – think of the minstrel. In antiquity, often poetry (which was the popular form of storytelling and communal entertainment) was put to music or sung. FOLK poetry and FOLK music share the the foundation of being based in oral traditions, being passed from generation to generation. Another tie between Folk music and folk … Continue reading #DidYouKnow – There are Genres For Folk Poetry As Well As Folk Music?

#DidYouKnow – Money Is an Illusion?

by J.M. Northup, posted in Business & Entrepreneurship, FEATURE, Finance (Money), History, Non-Fiction & Educational

The U.S. Dollar, like most currency, is based on supply and demand instead of gold or some other precious metal. #DidYouKnow is a Blog Series on www.jmnorthup.com Did you know the U.S. Dollar is NOT backed by gold? That's right. It has not been backed by gold since January 30, 1934, when the Congress amended Section … Continue reading #DidYouKnow – Money Is an Illusion?

#DidYouKnow – The U.S. Number of WWII Submarines Casualties

by J.M. Northup, posted in Biographies & Memoirs, FEATURE, History, Marine & Ships, Military, Non-Fiction & Educational, STEM, Submarines, WWII

#DidYouKnow is a Blog Series on www.jmnorthup.com I recently visited the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. Originally in honor of Admiral Nimitz, he would not have a memorial that didn't honor ALL those who served. During my visit, I discovered many new things. One tidbit... Did you know how many submarines the … Continue reading #DidYouKnow – The U.S. Number of WWII Submarines Casualties

#DidYouKnow – John Jeffries?

by J.M. Northup, posted in Biographies & Memoirs, FEATURE, History, Non-Fiction & Educational

American's First Weatherman #DidYouKnow is a Blog Series on www.jmnorthup.com John Jeffries was an American physician (who graduated from Harvard) and balloonist (one of the first to cross the English Channel) who lived from 1745 until 1819. He is noted to be among the first Americans to start logging daily weather measurements, starting in 1774. His … Continue reading #DidYouKnow – John Jeffries?