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aka cecilia from Madison, WI. Wizzley author for 14 years. 49%

I am a lifelong resident of Wisconsin with an interest in history.

Fred Harvey feeds the west

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Culture and Society

Invention of Breakfast Cereal

The invention of corn flakes and the birth of a new American breakfast.

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Entertainment & Media

Sniglets Words that don't appear in a Dictionary but should.

Rich Hall invented the word Sniglets, for things you really need a word for, but there isn't one.

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Holidays & Celebration

Halloween romantic superstition

The old legend is that if you look in the mirror at midnight, you will see beside your reflection the image of the one you will marry. This was one pretty popular.

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Culture and Society

Safety Bicycle sparks cycling craze in US

In the 1880's a easy to use bicycle, the ancestor of modern bikes, was invented in England and became enormously popular.

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Culture and Society

1819 United States Immigration Act

Once this law was enacted, statistics on immigration to the United States were more accurate.

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Culture and Society

Ambrose Bierce

California newspaper columnist and satirist, famous for biting wit and mysterious disappearance.

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Culture and Society

Newspaper Hoax Creatures on the Moon

In New York in the 1830's newspaper readers were astounded by the descriptions of life on the Moon.

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Culture and Society

History of the Potato Chip

This American snack food was originally an expensive treat available at fine resorts.

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Culture and Society

Alfred Ely Beach and his secret subway.

There wasn't a legal way for Beach to build his NYC subway so he built it in secret.

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Culture and Society

Cardiff Giant American Hoax

A petrified giant was discovered to great excitement in rural New York, but all was not as it seemed.

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Beauty and Fashion

Paper Dresses odd 1960's fad

Paper dresses enjoyed a brief, extremely popularity with women in the 1960's.

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Entertainment & Media

Early Ford Jokes

Ford automobiles were the earliest mass produced cars in America and were soon the object of jokes, stories and quips.

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Travel & Places

Car Trip Game - Count The Cows

Fun, simple game to play on a car trip.

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Culture and Society

Hetty Green Witch of Wall Street

Hetty Green was a rich, eccentric New York City miser.

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Culture and Society

Scandal of the Bradley Martin Ball

A costume ball in 1897 New York lead to controversy and scandal.

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Culture and Society

Piltdown Hoax

World famous scientific fraud: discovery of missing link in England.

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Culture and Society

Frank Merriwell Dime Novel Hero

Frank Merriwell was a popular fictional hero in dime novels and magazine serials. He was manly, brave, dashing and a role model for young American males.

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Culture and Society

Fred Harvey feeds the west

Fred Harvey civilized dining for Western travelers and provided hundreds of brides for Western ranchers.

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