history
+ reply
 Then and Now - 100 Years Ago to Today
Then and Now - 100 Years Ago to Today
A collection of photos comparing a place about 100 years ago to the same place today picked by muppet 4 months ago
tags 100 years then and now then now today history
193
 quote edit #1 
  comments (0)  share edit history (0)
 The Last Original Peanuts Comic: 8 Years Ago Today
The Last Original Peanuts Comic: 8 Years Ago Today
Charles M. Schulz penned his last Peanuts comic, that were published 8 years ago today. Here they are.

He died the same day. picked by MUPpetMAKer 3 months ago
16 comments edit related share history
543
 50 years for a crime that never was
50 years for a crime that never was
He went to an asylum for the criminally insane and spent 50 years there. There was just one problem. His father, whom he was thought to have killed, was still alive. picked by Moe 4 weeks ago
1 comments edit related share law
386
 Baby-Killer Gets 23 Years
Baby-Killer Gets 23 Years
A Mount Airy man will spend 23 years in prison for fatally shaking his girlfriend’s 8-month-old son to death in February 2006 while trying to stop the infant from crying. picked by punthe 4 months ago
4 comments edit related share crime
197
 February 6th, Today in History
February 6th, Today in History
My first post here on Plime. Thought I'd go with something easy. Praying to deities this isn't a dupe. picked by Blankspace73 3 months ago
11 comments edit related share history
609
 "Hello, My Name is Johnny Cash."
"Hello, My Name is Johnny Cash." [video]
40 Years ago today, the Legend Johnny Cash recorded one of his most popular songs in the same place it shares it's name with, Folsom Prison Blues.

The video is from the Prison performance, see the full song from his 1990 performance here. picked by muppetmaker 4 months ago
2 comments edit related share music
232
Plime is a pliable tree of interesting links, cultivated and pruned by everyone. Be sure to read the FAQs, they can be found below among the links to the other categories.

 English will turn into Panglish in 100 years
English will turn into Panglish in 100 years
English as it is spoken today will have disappeared in 100 years and could be replaced by a global language called Panglish, researchers claim. New words will form and meanings will change with the most dramatic changes being made by people learning English as a second language. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago
1 comments edit related share plime.com
197
 Sun-like star flips its magnetic field
Sun-like star flips its magnetic field
An international group of astronomers reported today that they have discovered that the Sun-like star tau Bootis flipped its magnetic field from north to south sometime during the last year. It has been known for many years that the Sun's magnetic field changes its direction every 11 years, but this is this is the first time that such a change has been observed in another star. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago
0 comments edit related share astronomy
300
 A Free Man for 30 Years, Fugitive Faces Prison
A Free Man for 30 Years, Fugitive Faces Prison
For the last 31 years, Charles Free has lived an ordinary life. He fell in love, married and raised two children. He spent more than 20 years in the Las Vegas construction business, working his way up to project manager. His family calls him a caring man, a model citizen. picked by dollyllama 2 months ago
11 comments edit related share law
378
 FAther Who Rapes Daughter and Has 7 Kids Gets ONLY 15 Years
FAther Who Rapes Daughter and Has 7 Kids Gets ONLY 15 Years
Austrian authorities have now confirmed that 73-year-old Joseph Fritzl, who fathered seven children by the daughter he kept in a dungeon and repeatedly raped for 24 years, will get maximum of 15 years picked by deepcleanfun 7 days ago
10 comments edit related share plime.com
460
 First disease-free babies could be born in three years as doctors make embryo from THREE parents
First disease-free babies could be born in three years as doctors make embryo from THREE parents
The first babies genetically engineered to be free from disease could be born in Britain within three years, scientists claimed today. A project at the University of Newcastle has already created 10 human embryos, each containing the DNA from one man and two women. It is hoped the research will lead to cures for serious hereditary illnesses including muscular dystrophy and epilepsy. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago
9 comments edit related share health
396
 Where Are They Now: The cast of M*A*S*H
Where Are They Now: The cast of M*A*S*H
Although the Korean War only lasted three years, the cast of M*A*S*H was with us every week for eleven years. The final episode on February 28, 1983 was the most watched episode in American TV ever, drawing 106 million viewers, or 77% of the audience that night. It’s been twenty-five years since we said Goodbye, Farewell and Amen; let’s see what the gang has been up to since then. picked by 2longdogs 2 months ago
1 comments edit related share entertainment
432
 Body lay in UK apartment for 8 years
Body lay in UK apartment for 8 years
Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.

After 8 years, it still had a smell? picked by bevissimo 3 months ago
9 comments edit related share WTF?
449
 Fast of Esther  Today
Fast of Esther Today
Today is the Jewish fast day that precedes PURIM. No eating today, but Drinking and Hamantashen tonight. picked by z144man 2 months ago
4 comments edit related share plime.com
78
 The Wonderful World of Early Photography.
The Wonderful World of Early Photography.
If we take a look at the state of photography today, such as the advances of digital camera, artful image manipulation by photoshop, and even the role of paparazzi in media - and the pervasiveness of photographic images in our lives, it is easy to forget that the first photograph ever was taken just 180 years ago. picked by maxriter 2 months ago
0 comments edit related share photography
113
 Today is the Day
Today is the Day
You might think this is weird, I know i did. picked by MissWinkle 3 months ago
19 comments edit related share weird
761
 New Rome Is Falling Into Disrepair
New Rome Is Falling Into Disrepair
A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago
2 comments edit related share entertainment
187
 Agoraphobic man dies after going out
Agoraphobic man dies after going out
Indoors for thirty years! What a terrible life! picked by topofall 4 months ago
3 comments edit related share plime.com
330
 MacGyver: The College Years
MacGyver: The College Years [video]
Think it's hard being MacGyver? Then try being MacGyver AND a college student at Phoenix University! Watch what happens as MacGyver tries to manufacture a condom using only paperclips and his imagination!

Additional episodes in comments picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago
5 comments edit related share entertainment
185
 Yesterday`s Tommorow Today
Yesterday`s Tommorow Today
This guy was way ahead of the curve when it came to predicting the future of tech 41 years ago. This article shines a different light on the internet. picked by jLoSsDh 1 month ago
1 comments edit related share technology
74

copyright Worth1000, LLC