IBM Selectric Marks 50th Business Anniversary

The IBM Selectric reported for work in American offices 50 years ago on July 31, 1961. By the time it retired 25 years later, the Selectric had revolutionized office work and inspired many of the features of today’s word-processing computers: The...

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Kansas for 150th Anniversary

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...

Hot Dog! Wienerschnitzel Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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...