By Robert Reed While the grand old pocket watch never got its start in the United States, it had certainly become a great American tradition by the end of the 19th century. It adorned the outfit of every stylish lady and sat in the pocket of every dapper gentleman. There was a gleaming and engraved pocket watch for every taste, […]
April 7 76th Anniversary of the World Health Organization being established by the United Nations (1948) April 13 Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday (1743) 102 Anniversary of the State of Massachusetts opening all public offices to women (1922) April 15 Congress ratifies peace with Great Britain (1783) April 17 52nd Anniversary of the first Boston Marathon in which women […]
Who Started Earth Day? Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from Wisconsin, was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was at risk. In 1969, Nelson, considered one of the leaders of the modern environmental movement, developed the idea for Earth Day after being inspired by the anti-Vietnam War “teach-ins” that were […]
Nebraska was a largely treeless prairie region when, on April 10, 1872, it became the first state to celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees. The celebration came a few months after J. Sterling Morton, a vice-president of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, first proposed to the Board that the day be set aside for tree planting and that they […]
By Darryl and Roxana Matter Advertising plays a very important role in our society, influencing and informing consumers about products and services available to them. Companies constantly use many forms of advertising media—newspaper, radio, television, direct mail, billboard, and more—to bring their messages to the public. It is not surprising, therefore, that the jigsaw puzzle, that popular form of home […]
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