On This Day

 

Do you need to know of an important historical event that happened on this day, or a famous birthday or death?  Maybe what happened in entertainment or sports or music.  If so try here.  For example today in 1724 Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne.  On TV in 1952 "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV.  Did you know that on this day in 1794 Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom, Virginia, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation in the US on his wife?  Famous birthdays today are Mark Antony, Benedict Arnold and Faye Dunaway.  Also the site tells that  famous birthdays for tomorrow were Joan of Arc and Dr Martin Luther King Jr.  On this day in 1984 Ray Kroc died.  If you are not sure who he is maybe ask Ronald.

Show Business - The Economics of Entertainment

On February 6, 2014,  I posted "Peanuts and Crackerjacks - The Economics of Sports" by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.  Well this is a similar educational game based on the Entertainment business.  

Unit 1, "Climbing the Charts" is about the music industry and Unit 2, "Another Action Hero" is about the Film Industry as it relates to the economics of international trade and globalization.  Check it out by clicking here.