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Category: LEISURE
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August in History
August 1 1900 – “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum was copyrighted. 1941 – The first Jeep rolled off the assembly line, and Willys Truck Company was the first company to create a Jeep. August 2 1904 – A patent for a “glass shaping machine” was granted to Michael Owen. The immense…
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Where Has Truth Gone?
By boomerznews.com Last month, standing at the counter of my local pharmacy, I found myself at the center of a small, infuriating drama that has become all too common in American life. I was picking up a routine prescription—one that, for months, was written for a generic drug, costing me a manageable co-pay. This time,…
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NY Jets Sign Joey Chestnut in Third-Round QB Pick
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — In a move that left both sports analysts and nutritionists scratching their heads, the New York Jets stunned fans Friday night by selecting professional eater Joey Chestnut as their third-round quarterback pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Chestnut, best known for devouring 76 hot dogs in ten minutes at the Coney…
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Oh, Give Me a Home…Please!
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK— …where the buffalo roam, and the sky is not cloudy all day, but where people aren’t so d$#n stupid. In an incident Yellowstone officials called “the least surprising thing to happen this week,” a 65-year-old retiree from Kendall, Washington, was launched eight feet into the Wyoming sky after trying to “make friends”…
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July in History
July 1 1952 – The trademark for Silly Putty was officially registered, though originally filed on March 31, 1950. A trademark protects words, names, symbols, sounds, or colors that distinguish goods and services. The MGM lion’s roar and the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle are also trademarked. 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the first…
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