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Happenin' History: April 2012
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Friday, April 6, 2012. I had a request to do a blog post similar to my post " Understanding Christmas. The first thing that always seems to throw people for a loop is the date of Easter. Every year it's on a different day and can be anywhere from late March to late April. What gives? The next thing about Easter that is confusing on the surface is the name itself. Where on earth is the name "Easter" from and what does it have to do with the Resurrection of Christ? The fun, secular side of Easter is part o...
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Happenin' History: Kent State's forgotten first football team
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Kent State's forgotten first football team. Ask just about anyone at Kent State what year the first football team played, and you'll get the answer: 1920. Indeed, KSU's first football game was against Ashland College and was played October 30, 1920 in Ashland, Ohio. The first home game was played a week later when KSU hosted Bowling Green at the first game at Rockwell Field, the grassy area now known as The Commons. Page 132 of the 1915 Chestnut Burr. View my complete profile.
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Happenin' History: September 2013
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Thursday, September 5, 2013. The Wagon Wheel myth. Is held involving all sports. The background of the actual Wagon Wheel, though, is another example of folk history that has become accepted as truth despite having no real basis. Wagon Wheel Challenge logo showing the current point total for each school. Points are from wins in head-to-head competition between the two schools. In addition to winning the actual Wagon Wheel trophy in 2011 and 2012, KSU also won the challenges each year. And was also used.
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Happenin' History: January 2013
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Monday, January 7, 2013. And was it a competition exclusively between Kent and Ravenna? Locally, many people are aware that Ravenna was one of the cities that tried to get the normal school along with Kent, but for some reason, many also believe that it was a choice the state made only. Front page of the Ravenna Republican. September 22, 1910. Front page story from the Ravenna Republican. September 29, 1910. November 24, 1910. View Ravenna Normal School locations. In a larger map. View of Kent from N....
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Happenin' History: Factory of Sadness
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Monday, December 29, 2014. Taken just prior to the start of the preseason. Home opener in August. For this past season I was able to work for the Cleveland Browns in Guest Services. In my job I ended up being the security for the door from the ramps to the Press Level, making sure anyone who came in that door had the proper credentials. Many weeks I also checked four suites before and after the game to make sure everything was working properly. The main press box, further back from the previous picture.
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Happenin' History: Mantua Street
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Here in Kent, one of our main north-south roads is Mantua Street, which is divided into north and south sections at West Main Street. The entire length of Mantua Street is also part of State Route 43. All but a short section of North Mantua Street is 4-5 lanes and the section that isn't (along with all of South Mantua Street) is two lanes going in one direction (south). A village to the northeast of Kent. OK, so why is it then called Mantua Street? SR 43 heading north. Th...
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Happenin' History: May 2012
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Monday, May 14, 2012. With all the renewed interest in the Titanic. Recently as we observed the 100th anniversary of its sinking on April 14-15, 1912, most of the attention has been on the Titanic. Olympic on the left and. Titanic on the right, just before completion of. Titanic in 1912. This is before. Titanic had its upper promenade enclosed, which was one of the differences it had with. Olympic . I have always loved this picture. Too bad there was never a chance to get all three ships together. Sank o...
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Happenin' History: The Wagon Wheel myth
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Thursday, September 5, 2013. The Wagon Wheel myth. Is held involving all sports. The background of the actual Wagon Wheel, though, is another example of folk history that has become accepted as truth despite having no real basis. Wagon Wheel Challenge logo showing the current point total for each school. Points are from wins in head-to-head competition between the two schools. In addition to winning the actual Wagon Wheel trophy in 2011 and 2012, KSU also won the challenges each year. And was also used.
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Happenin' History: December 2011
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Friday, December 16, 2011. Breaking away from my schools-related posts, I thought I'd touch on the whole issue of Christmas seeing that the day is now less than two weeks away. Every year we inevitably have the politically correct crowd that "doesn't want to offend" by saying "Merry Christmas" and the equally boisterous crowd that insists. The first is the term " Xmas. I tend to proscribe to the birth in the spring (before researching this I would've said April 6th, but now I think that date has come fro...
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Happenin' History: January 2014
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Here in Kent, one of our main north-south roads is Mantua Street, which is divided into north and south sections at West Main Street. The entire length of Mantua Street is also part of State Route 43. All but a short section of North Mantua Street is 4-5 lanes and the section that isn't (along with all of South Mantua Street) is two lanes going in one direction (south). A village to the northeast of Kent. OK, so why is it then called Mantua Street? SR 43 heading north. Th...
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