Gate Night (October 30th)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Halloween-related nights include Cabbage Night, Chalk Night, Corn Night, Devil's Night, Doorbell Night, Goosey Night, Mischief Night, Moving Night and Soap…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Halloween-related nights include Cabbage Night, Chalk Night, Corn Night, Devil's Night, Doorbell Night, Goosey Night, Mischief Night, Moving Night and Soap…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began in 2001 under the U.S. Department of Transportation; in 2003, TSA was moved to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. New airport scanners…
"From farm gate to dinner plate" (or "from gate to plate") means the entire process of food production and distribution. Farm Gate to Dinner Plate: The Marketing of Animal…
New Orleans has been called the "Gateway of the Mississippi Valley." "New Orleans, the gateway of the Mississippi Valley" was printed in The Daily Picayune (New Orleans, LA) on…
Queens Plaza has been called "the Gateway to Queens." A transportation redesign of Queens Plaza was approved in 2002-2003.…
"Gateway to Success" has been the trademarked slogan of the city of Corinth since 2002. Corinth is located on the I-35E corridor between Denton and Dallas. Corinth's slogan reflects…
Schulenburg, a city in Fayette County, bills itself as the "Gateway to the Rolling Hills." The name has not been trademarked, but appears on the city's official website.…
Entry in progress -- B.PGatorade Wikipedia: Gatorade showerThe Gatorade shower, also known as the Gatorade dunk and the Gatorade bath, is an American sports tradition that involves dumping a cooler…
A "Gatsby" sandwich is a South African submarine sandwich that contains french fries and assorted meats. The sandwich is credited to have been invented in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town…
A "gay bar" is a bar where "gay" (LGBTQ) people are welcome. "The swish-set back here is giggling about a cop in Yonkers, who makes the rounds of the gay bars there -- not…
"Gay Boulevard" is the main street in any city area frequented by gays. At a Manhattan community board meeting in July 2008, board member Allen Roskoff said: "I refer to Eighth Ave.…
The word "gay" gradually morphed into the LGBT usage in the 1930s. "Will Rogers goes gay!" was printed in the Selma (AL) Times-Journal on August 30, 1931. "Will Rogers goes…
The term "Gay Greenwich Village" and the name "Gay Street" have both contributed to the understanding -- or misunderstanding -- of the word "gay." GAY GREENWICH…
The term "Gay Nineties" refers to the 1890s, when (supposedly) life was simpler and more fun ("gay"). The word "gay" in "Gay Nineties" did not mean…
Paris is often called "Gay Paree," with "gay" meaning happy, joyful and lively. The musical Can-Can (1953), with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, included the song "Who…
"Gay Pride Week," held every June, is one of New York's most important festivals because it literally grew from New York itself. It commemorates the famous Stonewall Inn riots of…
The term "gay set" originally meant people who like the nightlife scene. "Gay set in Paris" was cited in an 1893 newspaper article titled "French Society; American Women…
The term "Gay Greenwich Village" and the name "Gay Street" have both contributed to the understanding -- or misunderstanding -- of the word "gay." GAY GREENWICH…
Broadway has been called "The Great White Way" since 1902. On October 7, 1907 -- after performances in Philadelphia -- the musical The Gay White Way opened at the Casino Theatre. The term…
Nazi Germany's Gestapo was its official secret police; the term "Gestapo" has later been used to describe forceful, authoritarian tactics. "Gaystapo" (gay + Gestapo) has…