“You have to get it all in a historic context,’ Mr. Willis said. “The Italianos, or Sicilianos, began to come here to America back around 1870. The main group on the West Coast came to …
December 5, 1996
News & Stories
Mafia in San Diego before World War II
Mein Kampf — easier to get in Israel than Germany
Dear Mat: Was Mein Kampf ever translated to Hebrew? — Ron, the Net Yes, in part. Adolf Hitler’s 1924 autobiography cum racial hatefest and world-domination plan was in about a dozen languages by 1937. After …
December 5, 1996
How to escape a car underwater
Dear Matt: My friends and I were recently driving over the bay bridge in San Francisco. During the drive, we started thinking about how to escape a sinking car. In the movies, stunt people seem …
December 5, 1996
Dinner can affect your hearing if you’re a very poor aim with a fork
We recently heard that eating a meal can affect a person's hearing. After a person has eaten, the sense of hearing is affected, and a person cannot hear as well. Is this true? Why? — …
December 5, 1996