In 1957, for the first time, more Americans crossed the Atlantic by air than by ocean liner.
In 1916, Piggly Wiggly became the first self-service supermarket in the U.S. when it opened at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
A winze is a connection between different levels in a mine. If it’s dug out from a lower level to an upper level, it’s called a raise, but if dug downward, it’s called a sump. Lower levels are susceptible to collecting undesirable liquids like water, hence how we get a sump pump.
Not too long ago, caves in Missouri were being used to store more than a billion pounds of government surplus cheese.
Car dashboards were originally wooden or leather barriers at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect the driver from mud or other debris ‘dashed up’ (thrown up) by the horses’ hooves.
This article appears in October 25 • 2024.