How Was Roulette Spun Up? : The History of Ordinary Things
The roulette wheel is a spinning horizontal wheel divided into 38 or 39 numbered and colored slots. The bowl, traditionally
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The roulette wheel is a spinning horizontal wheel divided into 38 or 39 numbered and colored slots. The bowl, traditionally
Read MoreValentine’s Day is here, and many people are knocking themselves out looking for that perfect gift, booking a reservation at
Read MoreI was recently asked if the Dunce Hat was real. Here is the answer: Originally the Dunce hat was a
Read MoreThe designated National Day is on the first Friday of the month, February 7. If you’re reading this after that date – you missed it! But, you can still participate at home any day.
Prepare yourself for an article that uncovers the cheeky origins and the fascinating history of this unique holiday. Get ready to strip away the layers of curiosity and dive into the exposed truth about this unconventional annual celebration.
Read MoreHappy new year to all my readers. As it does, every new year brings anticipation as to what will happen
Read MoreDid you celebrate National “Do Nothing Day”on January 16? This day is an ode to all the couch potatoes out
Read MoreA few years ago, my brother Richard Levihn was volunteering at one of the Community Harvest Food Bank sites when
Read MoreThe European holiday customs centered around St. Nicholas; a charitable Catholic Turkish Bishop born in the 4th century. St. Nicholas
Read MoreAs I wrap my screening of this year’s holiday movies, I enlisted my daughter to help me evaluate two new
Read More“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches…” But when my wife and I hear those lyrics,
Read MoreLast December I received an email from Jim Parry of Science Central asking me if I’d do a quilt presentation
Read MoreOnce upon a time, in a small village plagued by famine, the people lived in a state of fear and
Read MoreWhat do we know about the trinkets and treasures of the Christmas holiday season? When did all this hoopla happen?
Read MoreWhile Hurricane Milton was creating havoc a few weeks ago, I was preparing a bundle of Halloween counted cross stitch
Read MoreIn 1892, John Froelich of Girard, Iowa, introduced the pioneering 2-cylinder gas powered tractor engine capable of propelling the tractor
Read Moreby local poet, David Sowards Little creatures prowl on beggar’s night.Looking to cause their neighbor’s fright.In quest of candy, they
Read MoreBack on September 9, 2016, The Waynedale News published my column entitled Hillcrest School: Out of the ashes, Hope! Now
Read MoreWhat’s It Like To Attend A Notre Dame Game? As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame – I
Read MoreCave people may have played with small round balls. Clay balls have been found in the tombs of Egypt, in
Read MoreIn a small village nestled in the shadow of a towering mountain, there lived a humble stonecutter. Day after day,
Read MoreAt this year’s 47th Annual Maumee Valley Antique Gas and Steam Association Quilt Show, one quilt got me buzzing. It
Read MoreHow’s it go again, “Thirty days hath September, April, June and November…?” Did we have to memorize that rhyme in
Read MoreThe Literacy Alliance is hosting Laughs for Literacy on September 20, 2024, at the Baker Street Centre, with emcee Alyssa Ivanson and comedians Cyrus Steele and Dan Brown. This event supports programs for adult education and K-3 reading proficiency, aiming to break cycles of illiteracy and poverty in the community. Tickets are $75.
Read MoreBridging Worlds, a Fort Wayne based cross-cultural arts and education organization, is excited to announce its live 2024 International Concert
Read MoreLightning strikes are dangerous when they hit a structure resulting in a fire, or electrocution if they hit a person.
Read MoreIt’s certainly not something celebrated annually but the month of August is remembered for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, an
Read MoreAugust 13 will mark the 48th annual celebration of International Lefthanders Day. First celebrated two months and 9 days after
Read MoreAn umbrella, as well as a parasol, is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is usually
Read MoreRecently, on the way to Indiana Beach with my brother Richard, we got to talk about how we’d like our
Read MoreRemarkedly, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the only two signatories of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as presidents
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