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The NFL’s First Playoff Game Was Played Indoors in a Hockey Arena

On December 18, 1932, with waist-deep snow and freezing weather in Chicago, the Bears moved their NFL Championship game against the Portsmouth, Ohio Spartans from Wrigley Field to the indoor facilities of the city’s NHL team. The league’s first playoff game – and the first contest played indoors – produced what an Ohio newspaper called

The Surprising Origins of 7 Classic Toys

Surprising Origins of 7 Classic Toys: Many childhood memories include hours spent casting Play-Doh, or watching a Slinky come down the stairs, or marveling at the transfer from a newspaper comic to a simple wad of Silly Putty. But these famous fancy toys didn’t start out as products for children. Failed experiments, re-imaginations and unexpected

Why the Wampanoag Signed a Peace Treaty with the Pilgrims

In March 1621, representatives of the Wampanoag Confederation–the indigenous peoples of the area that is now Southeastern Massachusetts–negotiated a treaty with a group of English settlers who had arrived on the Mayflower several months earlier and struggling to build a life in the Plymouth Colony. The peace accord, which would be honored on both sides

The Native American Origins of Lacrosse

Lacrosse, the oldest team sport in the United States, dates back to AD 1100, when it was practiced by the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, in what is now New York and parts of Canada bordering the ‘State. Early versions of lacrosse matches played by Native American nations included 100 to 1,000 or more men using wooden

What’s the Real History of Black Friday?

The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was applied not to post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping but to the financial crisis: in particular, the crash of the US gold market on September 24, 1869. Two notoriously ruthless financiers of Wall Street, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, worked together to buy as much of the nation’s

How the Industrial Revolution Fueled the Growth of Cities

The period of rapid technological advancement in the United States known as the Industrial Revolution may have taken place during parts of the 18th and 19th centuries, but its impact resonated for decades and influenced everything from food to clothing. , including travel and accommodation, especially in cities. While American cities like Boston, Philadelphia, New

NFL’s Greatest Play: The Immaculate Reception

In the decades leading up to 22-year-old rookie Franco Harris’ “immaculate reception”, considered the greatest game in NFL history, the Pittsburgh Steelers were mostly gruesome. From its inception in 1933 to 1971, the team recorded seven winning records and no playoff wins. . “It was a poem that didn’t rhyme,” said Bill Hillgrove, the team’s

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