Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: SoonersSooners is the name given to settlers in the midwest of the United States who entered the Unassigned Lands in what is now the state of Oklahoma before…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: JayhawkerJayhawkers is a term that came to prominence just before the American Civil War in Bleeding Kansas, where it was adopted by militant bands affiliated…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Tar HeelTar Heel (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina as well as the nickname of the University of North Carolina…
Where is our 9-11 song? Where is the music video? I will always remember the first "Saturday Night Live" after 9-11. Could New York laugh again? Mayor Rudy Giuliani was there to open the…
"Original New York Seltzer" is from California. (FACTIVA news database)David Krenbrink: Soft Drink Messiah? By M. R. Annett and W. S. Annett 1,969 words 1 February 1986Bc Business Pg. 52…
The National Hockey League (NHL) had just six teams from 1942-43 until expansion in 1967. The six teams -- Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York…
The "orphan trains" operated from about 1850-1929, sponsored by the Children's Aid Society and other societies. The trains moved children from the slums of New York City to the…
The Academy Award was first awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) in 1929. The origin of the name "Oscar" for the Academy Award has long been contested.…
Architizer.com, an online architecture platform, is a New York City-based company that began in 2009. In October 2012, Architizer announced that it would have its first annual A+ architecture…
The Vendy Awards originated in 2005 in New York City to honor its street food vendors. The "Vendys" (as spelled on the official website, but "Vendies" has also been used) soon…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute has held an annual fundraiser since 1948, called the Costume Institute Gala, but usually known as the "Met Gala" or "Met…
New York City has been the host of Full Figured Fashion Week since the 2000s. "Oscar" (Academy Award) has sometimes been used to describe a special event in other industries. Full Figured…
There are several theater initials: OBC = Original Broadway Cast (1994; Urban Dictionary, 2006)OBCR = Original Broadway Cast Recording (1994; Urban Dictionary, 2005)OOBC = Original Off-Broadway…
An "ostionera" or "ostioneria" ia a Mexican oyster bar. The term became popular in the Houston area in the 1990s. H TexasOstioneria 7 Mares 4602 Irvington (713) 692-7776. Have a…
People who refuse to see what is happening are compared to the ostrich, an animal that -- according to the myth -- buries its head in the sand. "Ostrich economics" is a policy promoted by…
The city of Oswego , New York, was known as the "Starch City" from 1848 to about the 1920s. The Oswego Starch Factory opened in 1848, and Oswego became the corn starch capital of the…
Brooklyn's Ebinger's Bakery operated from 1898 until 1972; a bakery revived the Ebinger's name briefly in 1982. "Othello" was a signature product, but the recipe was never…
The Border Patrol on the United States-Mexican border have called a (usually illegal) immigrant not from Mexico as an "OTM," or "Other Than Mexican." OTMs have usually been from…
"Sam, Mike and Will" (strongside, middle and weakside) are popular linebacker names, but there is also "Otto." The name "Otto" was coined by Jacksonville Jaguars head…
"Our Lady of New York" is the statue in an altar at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue. Unless you're referring to the Botero. 14 April 1942, New York Times, pg.…