Current educational news and an interesting nineteenth century advancement that could be used today.  Here are the epochs in the history of the United States that I discussed in the podcast: The Colonial Era 1600 - 1750 The Revolutionary Era 1751 - 1776 The Critical Period 1777 - 1789 The Early National Era 1790 - 1800 The Jeffersonian Era 1800 - 1828 The Antebellum Era 1829 - 1860 The Civil War Era 1860 - 1866 The Gilded Age 1867 - 1890 The Progressive Era 1890 - 1913 World War I 1914 - 1918 The Interwar Era 1918 - 1939 World War II 1939 - 1945 The Postwar Era 1945 - 1960 The Opposition Age 1960 - 1980 The Technology Era 1980 - 1998 The Global Era 1998 - Now

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Discussion of www.snopes.com's treatment of an 1895 8th grade exam, that makes today's college grads look like blooming idiots.  Also, mysterious and perfect spheres found in Costa Rica which cannot be created using modern technology.As mentioned in the podcast, here are the nine rules of capitalization. The nine rules are: Capitalize the first word in a sentence.  Capitalize the pronoun I and the interjection O. Capitalize the first word in a quotation. Capitalize the first word in a direct question falling within a sentence. Capitalize all nouns referring to deity and to the Bible and other sacred books Use a capital for President and Presidency when referring to the office of the President of the United States Capitalize official titles before the name of the official Capitalize proper nouns and adjectives formed from proper nouns Capitalize every word, except conjunctions, articles and short prepositions in the titles of books, music, art, etc For more information about this test, you may visit the Kansas Library website.

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