A Trip Down Memory Lane -
1933
1st February 2023 - 30th
April 2023
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
1. Films
King Kong
The Invisible Man
Dinner at 8
42nd Street
Little Women
✴️ Read a book tagged adventure, children's, classic, drama, fantasy, family, humor, horror, monster, music, or science fiction.
The Devine Doughnut Shop - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Feb 2023) (humor) - Feb 15
2. New Releases
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two-word title, five-word title, six-word title, seven-word title OR a new release.
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Tarzan and the City of Gold
Agatha Christie – The Hound of Death and Other Stories
Erle Stanley Gardner – The Case of the Sulky Girl
James Hilton – Lost Horizon
✴️ Read a book with a two-word title, five-word title, six-word title, seven-word title OR a new release.
Robyn's Guardian - Josie Jade, Regan Black (Calamitte Jane Pub - Feb 2023) - Feb 2
3. Births
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elizabeth Montgomery, Willie Nelson, James Brown
✴️ Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with B, C, E, G, J, M, N, R, T or W.
Conard County Protector - Rachel Lee (HRS #2196 - Sept 2022) - Feb 12
4. Deaths
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
January 5 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
April 15 - Mary Isabella Macleod, North American pioneer
May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
December 16 – Robert W. Chambers, American writer
✴️ Read a book published in January, April, May or December. Tell us the month.
To Trust a Colton Cowboy - Dana Nussio (HRS #2207 - Dec 2022) - Mar 6
5. U.S. Population - 125.6
million
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
✴️ Read a book that has a 1, 2, 5 or 6 in the publication year. Tell us the year.
Spic and Span
Budweiser Clydesdales
V8
Swizzle Sticks
Miracle Whip
Windex
Dreft Laundry Detergent for babies
FM Radio
✴️ Read a book where a character mops a floor, sees a horse, drinks vegetable juice, stirs a drink, makes a sandwich, cleans a window, washes clothing, or listens to the radio. Tell us which option.
7. January 5
Construction begins on the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California.
✴️ Read a book with a bridge on the cover OR set in California.
Up Close and Deadly - Marie Ferrarella (HRS #2200 - Oct 2022) (California) - Feb 7
8. January 30
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg.
✴️ Read a book with a villain OR where a character is appointed to do a job.
Scent Detection - Leslie Marshman (HI #2086 - Aug 2022) (villain) - Feb 8
9. February 10
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
✴️ Read a book set in New York City OR where a character sings.
What Happens in the Ballroom - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Apr 2023) (sings) - Mar 9
10. February 17
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
The magazine News-Week is published for the first time in New York. Journalist Samuel T. Williamson served as the first editor-in-chief. Seven photographs from the week's news were printed on the first issue's cover.
✴️ Read a book where a character is a journalist OR whose cover shows a photo OR a Series #7.
The real-estate trading board game Monopoly is invented in the United States.
✴️ Read a book whose title begins with M OR set in New Jersey.
Irish Knit Murder - Peggy Ehrhart (Kensington - Feb 2023) (New Jersey) - Feb 21
12. May 2
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
The first alleged modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster occurs.
✴️ Read a book set on a lake OR with a monster in the story OR where a character sees something another does not.
Murder on the Rocks - Allyson K. Abbott (Kensington - Aug 2013) (Lake Michigan) - Feb 27
13. June 6
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
The first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, near Camden, New Jersey.
✴️ Read a book where a character goes to the drive-in OR a book from a list that contains the words: Drive, Screen, Film, Movie (plurals allowed). Tell us the name of the list.
Patriot Games - Tom Clancy (Putnam - Aug 1987) - Apr 16 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/429.The_BOOK_was_BETTER_than_the_MOVIE?page=3
patriot games
14. September 12
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction.
✴️ Read a book where a character waits at a red light OR where the MC's first name begins with L or last name begins with S.
The Bluestocking's Whirlwind Liaison - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1666 - Aug 2022) - Feb 10
15. December 15
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
The 21st Amendment officially goes into effect, making alcohol legal in the United States.
✴️ Read a book where a character drinks alcohol OR set in the US.
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