Archive | December 2016

BERLIN GENEALOGY

LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TODAY

Berlin

History
The area of Berlin was settled first by Slavic tribes in the 700’s. Berlin received city rights in 1242. In 1701 Berlin was the capital of Prussia. The Swedes occupied Berlin from 1618-1648, the French in 1806, and the Russians in 1945. The siege of Berlin in WWII wrecked 70% of the city. After WWII the capital of West Germany was moved to Bonn in 1949. The capital of East Germany remained Berlin. The Berlin Wall, built in 1961, was crossed on November 9, 1989. German reunification, which many of us thought would never come in our lifetime, came on October 3rd, 1990. In June 1991, the German Parliament voted to move the German capital from Bonn back to Berlin. Government Offices moved back from 1997 to 1998:

ALAN THICKE LAID TO REST TODAY AT 69 YEARS OF AGE

Dec14

Mom didn’t like us to watch TV growing up … later in life she said it was ” because she didn’t grow up with it .. so why should I…” … lets just say when I was growing up as any kid… I had a difference in opinion .. since, it seemed that this was her motto with most things as I was growing up …

Growing Pains was just one of the shows that we were aloud to watch growing up and I loved it. 🙂 who wouldn’t .. So many great actors starred in shows back then … that we now look back at and say … wow .. yeah .. they were on that … I didn’t remember …. Well today one great Canadian born actor passed at only 69….R.I.P. Alan Thicke …