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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:32 pm -
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:20 pm -
It was on this day 82 years ago my mother and father went to the JP to get married. They were selling roses outside and my father bought my mother 2 red roses to carry while they were getting married. May they both RIP
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 1:41 pm -
On March 5, 1963, the Hula-Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958, was patented by the company’s co-founder, Arthur “Spud” Melin. An estimated 25 million Hula-Hoops were sold in its first four months of production alone.