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Sudoku Tips
May 23, 2023 By Barbara Feldman
Sudoku is a logic-based number puzzle that does not involve arithmetic. Although first published in an American puzzle magazine in 1979, Sudoku gained popularity in Japan in 1986 before becoming an international craze in 2005. The goal is to enter …[Continue]

Memorial Day
May 16, 2023 By Barbara Feldman
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) was first observed in 1868 to honor the soldiers of the Civil War. Its origins can be traced back to General John A. Logan who proclaimed: “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated …[Continue]

Mother’s Day Cards
May 9, 2023 By Barbara Feldman
The history of American Mother’s Day can be traced to 1870 when Julia Ward Howe (author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic) called upon mothers to put an end to war. But it wasn’t until 1912 that West Virginia …[Continue]
Surfing the Calendar
- National Physical Fitness and Sports MonthMay
- National Youth Traffic Safety MonthMay
- National Flower MonthMay
- Skin Cancer Awareness MonthMay
- Sudoku First Published as Number Place in Dell Puzzle MagazineMay, 1979
- First Daily American Newspaper PublishedMay 30, 1783
- President Woodrow Wilson Proclaims June 14 Flag DayMay 30, 1916
- National Spelling Bee WeekMay 30 - Jun 1, 2023
- First US copryight law passedMay 31, 1790
- Walt Whitman’s BirthdayMay 31, 1819
- Mark Felt Reveals Himself as Watergate’s Deep ThroatMay 31, 2005
- Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat MonthJune
- National Rose MonthJune
- Cancer From the Sun MonthJune
- Dairy MonthJune
- National Rivers MonthJune
- National Fireworks Safety MonthJune
- Great Outdoors MonthJune
- Zoos: Zoo and Aquarium MonthJune
- Aquariums: Zoo and Aquarium MonthJune
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