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Boston, Mass. 1930
Arthur Fielder was officially named Conductor of the Boston Pops. In an effort to bring as much music to the public as possible, he initiated a campaign in 1929 for a series of free outdoor concerts along the Esplanade on the Charles River. The success of the series helped him get the job he knew he deserved.
As a teenager in 1875, Matt Winn saw the race from an infield seat on his father’s grocery wagon. In 1886 he bought his first pari-mutual ticket and won. By the early 1890s Churchill Downs was in financial trouble. A full house on Derby Day could not support the rest of the year. After the Spring Meet in 1902, Churchill Downs on its last legs was purchased by Winn and others. They raised $20,000... Continue reading
1941
Newark, NJ
The Mars Candy Company introduced a new candy today called M & Ms. Manufactured in Newark, NJ, this miniature candy made with milk chocolate comes in multiple colors; lavender, red, green, orange, and brown. The box costs 5 cents. Other well known products of Mars are Milky Way, Snickers, and Three Musketeers.
With the passion of youth, $68 and two sets of smithy tools, they established H & C Studebaker on February 16, 1852. The first day of business grossed 25 cents for shoeing a horse. A few weeks later they received their first wagon order from a Mr. Earl. The wagon was constructed and sold for $175. Business was slow though and they did whatever they could to make ends meet. The end of the... Continue reading
GUARANTEED BY THREE MEN IN ST. JOSEPH, MO.
April 3, 1860
St. Joseph, Missouri
Three entrepreneurs, William Russell, Alexander Majors, and William Waddell have put up $200,000 to create The Pony Express mail service designed to get half-ounce letters from their headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California in only 10 days and for only $5.
This trio purchased 500 first... Continue reading
New York City 1927
What a Hit ! Now in it’s third year, over a quarter million people lined Fifth Avenue to celebrate Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Proud of their new American heritage, many of Macy's department store employees, helped create this parade based on the traditions of the festivals they loved in Europe. The employees marched from 145 Street down to 34th Street dressed as... Continue reading
San Francisco 1853
Levi Strauss, a Bavarian dry goods dealer is doing a brisk business selling unsold tenting material that he converted to trousers for the miners. Word is spreading that Strauss, the "Cowboys' Tailor," has designed pants that can take a beating and survive. He is using indigo dye to color the drab brown cloth. The durable twilled cotton cloth known in France as... Continue reading
For you golf enthusiasts, Here is some fun trivia to warm up with
1. Who is the oldest player to win the U.S. Open?
2. Which player won or was runner-up eight times in a
nine- year period?
3. Name the only player to lose three U.S. Opens in a
playoff?
4. Of the three men who have shot 63 in the U.S. Open, name
the only player who didn't go on to win?
5. Who... Continue reading
The Swan Boats are the harbinger of spring to native Bostonians. Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world! For over 120 years, the Swan Boats have appeared in Boston’s Public Garden, the first public botanical garden in the United States, established in 1837
This Boston tradition dates back to 1877... Continue reading
Make Way for Ducklings
The Swan Boats are the harbinger of spring to native Bostonians. Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world! For over 120 years, the Swan Boats have appeared in Boston’s Public Garden, the first public botanical garden in the United States, established in 1837
This Boston... Continue reading
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Family Ties | Reunion on the Today Show in 2008
Steven and Elyse Keaton, once 1960s radicals, now find themselves in Reagan-era American trying to raise a traditional suburban family. Son Alex P. Keaton is an ambitious young Republican, and his sister Mallory is a shallow victim of the corporate culture, obsessed with music, clothes and boys. Their only normal kid is young Jennifer, a bit of a tomboy. In later seasons, the Keatons add a fourth child, Andrew. Most of the comedy arose from the conflict between the liberal parents and the conservative children. The Cast Micheal J. Fox 'Alex Keaton' | Justine Bateman 'Mallory Keaton' | Meredith Baxter 'Elyse Keaton' | Michael Gross 'Steven Keaton' and Tina Yothers 'Jennifer Keaton'.