Today, July 28, is Beatrix Potter's birthday. She is the author and illustrator of the beloved children stories of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix was born in Kensington, London, England. She and her family more »
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From the first camera obscura to the modern digital camera it's time to celebrate Camera Day. Well, actually, June 29 was Camera Day, but it's always great to celebrate! You more »
From its humble beginnings as an "Automatic Continuous Clothing Closure" invented in 1851 by Elias Howe to the "Clasp Locker" patent in 1893 and marketed by Mr. Whitcomb Judson, the zipper more »
Put away the vacuum cleaners and put down the dish rags—it's National No Housework Day. So kick back and enjoy the day! No one is sure when it started, or more »
February 9th celebrates the world of Milton S. Hershey and the introduction of the Hershey bar. From the humble beginnings of a caramel manufacturer, Hershey paved the way to mass produce milk chocolate bars. more »
Golden Noble, Lord Derby, Devonshire Quarrenden, Gravenstein, Ellison's Orange . . . what are these you might ask? They are varieties of apples that can be found in The new book of more »