Blog Mentions

By SMM | December 1, 2010 |

On the opening day of the 2010 Advent Calendar season, Grant’s Advent Calendar got two very nice write ups on different blogs. The first was an extremely flattering mention on Mur Lafferty’s I Should Be Writing site – http://www.IShouldBeWriting.com/ This lead to the second, a nice write up on The Singularity – http://nojh.cepheid.org/ Thank you…

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Featured on Daddy’s Gonna Kill Ralphie Blog!

By SMM | November 30, 2010

Daddy’s Gonna Kill Ralphie is a great blog that celebrates all things Christmas and, as you can guess by the title, A Christmas Story! They recently featured this humble calendar on their site and I am much appreciated! Check out thier blog and give them a big thanks for the feature! http://daddysgonnakillralphie.blogspot.com/2010/11/he-looks-like-derranged-easter-bunny.html

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EPISODE #122 “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons!”

By SMM | November 28, 2010

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In 1927, balloons of cartoon characters were introduced to the Macy’s Thanksgving Day Parade! Find out what happened to those balloons when they were done in this episode of Did This Happen?! Parade Director – Grant Baciocco Balloon Captain – Chris Sheets Find out more about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons! ©2010 Grant Baciocco

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EPISODE #120 “Lindbergh’s Flight To Paris!”

By SMM | November 14, 2010

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Charles Lindbergh made history flying his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. The trip took over 33 hours! Listen in to what Lindbergh may have been thinking during the halfway point in his trip in this episode of Did This Happen?! Charles Lindbergh – Grant Baciocco Find…

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EPISODE #119 “The Liberty Bell!”

By SMM | November 7, 2010

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The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom for the United States, but did you know it started life as a simple Statehouse Bell for Pennsylvania? Listen in as the bell is delivered to the Statehouse in this episode of Did This Happen?! Issac Norris – Chris Sheets Delivery Guy – Kevin Berntson Find out…

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EPISODE #118 “Lascaux Cave Paintings!”

By SMM | October 31, 2010

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The caves in Lascaux feature thousands of Paleolithic paintings along the walls. Just who painted these and why remains a mystery. We provide you with one possibility in today’s episode of Did This Happen? Ug – Jonah Naga – Lilly Mother – Alison Mork Find out more about the Lascaux Cave Paintings! ©2010 Grant Baciocco

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EPISODE #117 “William Dickson!”

By SMM | October 24, 2010

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In January of 1894, Edison Labs were working on the Motion Picture camera. During that time William Dickson became the director of the very first motion picture copyrighted in the United States called Fred Ott’s Sneeze! Did This Happen? takes you to the day cinematic history was made! William Dickson – Kevin Berntson Fred Ott…

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