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Yankee Stadium - A classic ballpark steeped in American tradition

YANKEE STADIUM OPENS TO LARGEST CROWD EVER The Babe Highlights Game with Mighty Blast April 18, 1923 The Bronx in New York An announced crowd of 74,217 including commissioner Kennesaw Landis, NY Governor Al Smith, and Colonel Jacob Ruppert, and the dominant sounds of the music played by the Seventh Regiment band directed by John Philip Sousa highlighted the opening of the first ever “... Continue reading

A commercial version of a smiley face with the word "THANKS" and was introduced in 1919 and applied as a sticker on invoices and issued by the Buffalo Steam Roller Company in Buffalo New York.

Per the Smithsonian, the smiley face as we know it today was created by Harvey Ross Ball, an American graphic artist. In 1963, Harvey Ball was employed by State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, Massachusetts (now known as Hanover Insurance) to create a happy face to raise the morale of the employees. Ball created the design in ten minutes and was paid $45. His rendition, with bright... Continue reading

Wild Bill Hickok

The First Showdown Springfield, Missouri July 21, 1865 At 6:00pm as dusk was setting in, Dave Tutt called out James Butler “ Wild Bill “ Hickok in what was considered the first showdown gunfight. The confrontation was the culmination of a feud that began over a women, one Susanna Moore. A disagreement over a poker game the night before in which Tutt accused Hickok of cheating was the last... Continue reading

San Diego Zoo's Art Risser looks at the colorful life of the Zoo's founder, Dr. Harry Wegeforth.

How Did the San Diego Zoo Begin?

Disneyland Opens - watch this amazing footage of how the park was built

Footage from several time-lapse cameras scattered throughout Disneyland during the park's construction. Presented with narration by Tony Baxter from Disney Imagineering, and Ed Hobbleman and Walter Magnuson from the Disney Studio Inventory Group.

Aspen, Colorado - 1936 | View the history and story of the Hydropower Pioneers of Aspen

Gala Opening of Aspen Is Hailed as a Sensational Success Aspen, Colorado January 12, 1947 As the brilliant sun plunged behind the Maroon Bells late this afternoon, our town clearly has established itself as the skiing capital of America. Aspen was left exhausted and snow burned after two days of mountain grandeur and spectacular skiing. Invited celebrities from NY, Chicago, and... Continue reading

Arnold Palmer and Bob Hope | good friends goofing around

ARNOLD PALMER - EVERYONE’S HERO Golf was a rich man's game. Strictly country club, and then came Arnold Palmer. Here was a guy just like most of us, rough around the edges. He was a big hitter with a limited short game. Sound familiar. He had that wild swing, and when he missed a shot, we missed. He was almost always coming from behind, making that now famous charge. Arnie was the guy... Continue reading

Thomas Edison with his electric car in 1912

Thomas Alva Edison "The Wizard of Menlo Park" Thomas Alva Edison was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention. Edison invented The Telegraph in 1874 and sold the patent rights to The Western Union for $10,000. Edison’s first big financial success. The invention which first gained him fame was the phonograph in 1877. By 1879... Continue reading

The famous moment on V-J Day

The famous moment on V-J Day a nurse and sailor at the end of World War II in New York City. Alfred Eisenstaedt took the famous photograph in Times Square but did not note the names of the people in the picture.

Historic Route 66

Route 66 … Why is this road so important to America? Route 66 was a highway spawned by the demands of a rapidly changing America. The abbreviated route between Chicago and the Pacific coast traversed essentially flat prairie lands and enjoyed a more temperate climate than northern highways, which made it especially appealing to truckers. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck proclaimed U... Continue reading

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