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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Ruler fight? Touché! Many school supplies inside the grade school desk provided options for the creative-minded student. When a teacher wasn’t looking, that bottle of glue could…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor When the “father of the American Christmas card” needed art supplies for his young daughter, he launched a campaign to bring art instruction to all American school…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Cool tools for school – useful for math and art classes too. The protractor was first used by mariners to create or read maps and navigational charts…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Can you fit all your school supplies inside a cigar box? Elementary school students in the 1960’s often used empty cigar boxes to corral the array of…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Head back-to-school with the cartoon cat “that even cat-haters can love.” As created by cartoonist Jim Davis, Garfield first appeared in newspaper comic sections June 19, 1978…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Vending machines make the sale of anything possible: anywhere, anytime. Nearly any cafe, filling station, souvenir shop or tavern once offered cigarette packs for the convenience of…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor It was “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” when Apollo 11 landed on the moon — and a grand opportunity to create all…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor During a road trip along the then-developing Interstate Highway System, our nation’s 36th First Lady was appalled at the number of billboards and junk yards that were…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor A sign perhaps more welcoming than an actual “Welcome” Sign. Early highway travelers had their work cut out for them when seeking any amenities we take for…
adminDorri Partain Assistant Editor Is the Big Boy a burger or a mascot? America’s original double-decker cheeseburger dates to 1936, when Glendale, California restaurant owner Bob Wain created his special sandwich…
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