On January 29, 1861, Kansas became the 34th state of the Union. In honor of its sesquicentennial in 2011, the Sunflower State is throwing a year-long anniversary celebration. Events abound, including the exhibit “150 Things I Love About Kansas” at the...
Think you’re the world’s most globally networked person? Then Western Union wants to hear from you. The global payment services company has issued the Western Union Network Challenge to find the United States’ individual with the most global...
In 1861 when Abraham Lincoln was in the White House, Lewis Dubois Bassett made his first batch of ice cream. The place: The Bassett backyard in Salem, NJ. The method: A mule-turned churn. This month, America’s oldest ice cream company celebrates its...
From inside my office, I watch people on the street, coping with a broiling sun, temperatures in the 90s and humidity off the meteorological charts. But I am keeping cool thanks to the building’s Carrier air conditioning system. So let me send a big shout out of...
On July 17, get your buns to your local Wienerschnitzel for the hot-dog company’s 50th anniversary. You’ll enjoy 61-cent menu originals such as Chili Dogs, Kraut Dogs and Mustard Dogs to commemorate the company’s founding in 1961. But the top dogs at Wienerschnitzel...
