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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
- Edward Lear’s Birthday (Celebrated as Limerick Day)May 12, 1812
- Edward Lear’s LimericksMay 12, 1812
- Start of California Gold RushMay 12, 1848
- Frog Jumping DayMay 13, 2023
- Mother’s DayMay 14, 2023
- First permanent British colony Established in Jamestown, VirginiaMay 14, 1607
- Lewis & Clark Leave St. LouisMay 14, 1804
- Major Lassen Peak Volcanic EruptionMay 14, 1915
- National Windmill Day (Holland)May 14, 2023
- Mother’s Day CardsMay 14, 2023
- Mother’s Day PoemsMay 14, 2023
- L. Frank Baum’s BirthdayMay 15, 1856
- Discovery of Largest Prime Number Known to ManMay 15, 2004
- Sue Debuts at Field MuseumMay 17, 2000
- Karol Wojtyla Birthday (Pope John Paul II)May 18, 1920
- More Surfing the Calendar