Valentines need to be held to be appreciated. An e-valentine just isn’t the same. A woman in Massachusetts was the first to develop the concept of mass- producing valentines. She […]
Esther Howland (1828-1904), First in America to Mass Produce Valentines Read More »
• Victor Green’s book (The Negro Motorist Green Book), was a travel guide for African Americans. It was needed because of Jim Crow laws. During the 1940s and ‘50s, Americans
Victor Green Created the Green Book–A Travel Guide for African Americans Read More »
No article of clothing better represents America than a pair of denim jeans. The birth of this ubiquitous apparel took place about 150 years ago (1873). Two men received a
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Mary Fields (1832-1914) was born into slavery in Hickman County, Tennessee, in about 1832. She received her freedom when the war ended and slavery was outlawed. However, she continued to
Mary Fields: First African American Woman to Carry the Mail Read More »
The parade dates to 1890 and was conceived by the Valley Hunt Club of Pasadena. Members used flowers to decorate wagons, carriages, and their horses to celebrate a good citrus harvest. The parade quickly outgrew what the club could sponsor, so a Tournament of Roses organization developed to run the parade and all that went with it.
Before the Rose Bowl There was the Tournament of Roses Read More »
Generally, at one minute before midnight on December 31, people from around the world will welcome the new year when the sparkling New Year’s Eve Ball drops slowly into Times
Times Square Ball Drop and the Story Behind this New Year’s Eve Tradition Read More »
