Chicago World’s Fair: Century of progress
Michael Bushnell Northeast News One of the highlights of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair was the Firestone Singing Color Fountain. The description on the back of the card reads: “Beneath…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News One of the highlights of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair was the Firestone Singing Color Fountain. The description on the back of the card reads: “Beneath…
Dorri Partain Northeast News America’s largest cookie sale began with one Girl Scout troop in 1917. The “Mistletoe” troop of Muskegee, Oklahoma had a successful cookie sale as a service…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Around 200 A.D., the Roman Emperor Claudius was busy conquering various parts of Europe and Asia, making a general nuisance of himself in a most barbaric…
Dorri Partain Northeast News Despite the name, Chinese Checkers is truly an international game. The concept of a board game where players use markers to move from one side to…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News Built in 1906-07 by the Swenson Construction Company at a cost of $15,000, the stone-arched 15th Street Bridge spans what was then R.T. Van Horn Road…
Dorri Partain Northeast News Vending machines made to dispense canned soda became more popular once the ring pull-tab for easy opening was patented in 1963. Prior to that development, canned…
Dorri Partain Northeast News No need to stay home when it’s time to feed the baby. Baby bottle warmers hit the road in this handy combination hot pot and bottle…
Dorri Partain Northeast News When King Camp Gillette conceptualized an extremely thin, sharp blade for shaving, he wasn’t aiming for a closer or more convenient shave. As an entrepreneur, he…
Dorri Partain Northeast News For centuries, books, documents, and letters were written with a simple quill pen that was dipped into ink. The first advancement by John Mitchell in 1822…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News This Hallmark Cards postcard titled “Airplane View of Kansas City, Mo.” is actually a copy of a photograph taken in 1929 or 1930 by the Curtiss-Wright…