Author: Doris Montag

A firework requires three key components: an oxidizer, a fuel and a chemical mixture to produce the color. When any

Salt, sodium chloride (NaCl), is one of the oldest forms of food seasoning and is essential to human and animal

Do you recall the series of 6 red Burma-Shave advertising signs along the country highways? In 1925, Clinton Odell and

What did humans use to clean themselves in the days BEFORE toilet paper? Naturally, they used what was readily available.

Valentine was a common gender-neutral name during 3rd to 6th centuries. It is of Latin origin meaning “strong and healthy”.

The oldest known paper doll card was printed around 1650 with two female figures and numerous dresses, headgear, hairstyles, and

The phrase “nutty as a fruitcake” was first used in 1935 in reference to Southern bakers who loaded their fruitcakes

The 1862 Homestead Act signed by Lincoln prior to the Civil War was an important piece of legislation about federal

A service flag or banner is one that family members of those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces can display.

For many of us, summer means outings to the state fair and steam engine shows. But what do we know

For the castle lifestyle, gelatin was used to create jelled dishes, typically of savory flavors for glazing meat. Gelatin is

Cracker Jack is an American brand of snack consisting of molasses-flavored, caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value. Some food historians consider it the