Golf: How to have an injury-free season
The top muscle-related injures from golf are to the lower back, elbow and shoulder, according to the National Safety Council. * Lower back pain: Increase…
Category: Briefs
Safety milestone
A fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan at 4:30 p.m. on March 25, 1911, starting a tragedy that changed labor laws relating to…
Beatles make appearance
The Beatles debuted March 21, 1961 at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, where they quickly gained a following.
Niagara Falls don’t
On March 29, 1848, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. Ice jammed the Niagara River above the rim of the falls — a first in recorded history.
Really good real estate deal
They called it “Seward’s Folly,” but William Henry Seward may have had the last laugh when the U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for two cents an acre on…
On Valentine’s Day, beware of lovers bearing potions
In the “be careful what you ask for” category, consider the love-lorn Welsh maiden, Dwyn. Dwyn was a fifth century teenager inclined to romance. She was…
Who sent the first Valentine?
The first Valentine card that was decorated and poetic is attributed to the imprisoned Charles, Duke of Orleans, in 1415. He eased the pain of…
Bad ideas for Valentine’s Day
* Don’t give the same Valentine you gave last year. * Don’t buy a size too big. When in doubt, buy smaller. * Don’t forget your wallet for that romantic…
Love in bloom
When we give flowers on Valentine’s Day, we follow a tradition that dates back thousands of years. Folklore tells us, for example, that when Cleopatra…
Cupid and Valentine’s Day
How did Cupid come to be associated with Valentine’s Day and cards? Cupid, represented by a cherub armed with arrows dipped in a love potion, is a figure…