AUGUST 13, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed veteran forward Zac Rinaldo to a one-year, two-way National Hockey League/American Hockey League contract for the 2021-22 season, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Rinaldo, 31, has registered 18 goals […]

AUGUST 13, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Stanislav Svozil to a three-year entry level contract, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  Svozil (pronounced Svoh-ZIHL) was selected by the Blue Jackets in the third round, 69th overall, at […]

AUGUST 13, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and the National Hockey League announced today the start times for the 2021-22 regular season in which the club will play 82 games, including 41 home dates at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets will kick off their […]

1840s 1848: OREGON TERRITORY ORGANIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS 1860s BORN 1863: ERNEST LAWRENCE THAYER (POET) 1880s 1888: OLIVER B. SHALLENBERGER RECEIVED PATENT FOR AN ELECTRIC METER 1890s DIED 1891: SARAH CHILDRESS POLK (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1920s BORN 1926: ALICE GHOSTLEY (ACTRESS) 1930s 1935: PRESIDENT […]

1420s BORN 1422: WILLIAM CAXTON (PRINTER) 1530s 1535: “CANADA” FIRST USED TO INDICATE REGION 1810s BORN 1818: LUCY STONE (WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST) 1820s BORN 1823: GOLDWIN SMITH (HISTORIAN & JOURNALIST) 1840s 1844: OREGON INSTITUTE (LATER NAMED WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY) OPENED IN SALEM, OREGON 1860s BORN 1860: […]

VICTORY DAY (RHODE ISLAND) This day marks the anniversary of the Allies’ victory during World War II. Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally, virtually ending the war. The world didn’t hear this announcement until the following day, and the surrender wasn’t official until September 2, when […]

DOG DAYS END The phrase “Dog Days” refers to the hottest days of summer. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the traditional timing of the Dog Days: the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS saac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. He has been one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a […]

1590s BORN 1593: IZAAK WALTON (WRITER) 1840s 1842: THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY WAS SIGNED, DELIMITING THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE CANADIAN-AMERICAN BORDER. THE TREATY ESTABLISHED THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE ST. CROIX AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS, BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE LAKE OF THE WOODS, AND BETWEEN LAKES […]

1860s 1864: PERFORMER SIGNOR GUILLERMO FARINI’S STILTS GOT CAUGHT AS HE WALKED THE RAPIDS ABOVE NIAGARA FALLS BORN 1866: MATTHEW HENSON (EXPLORER) 1870s 1876: THOMAS EDISON RECEIVED A PATENT FOR HIS MIMEOGRAPH (AN EARLY PAPER COPYING MACHINE) 1900s BORN 1907: BENNY CARTER (MUSICIAN) 1910s 1911: […]

JULY 26, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have extended qualifying offers to five players, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Monday. The qualifying offers were made to the following players: Patrik Laine, Right Wing Alexandre Texier, Center Calvin Thurkauf, Center/Left Wing Jake Bean, […]

JULY 22, 2021 Club opens 21st NHL season at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, October 14 vs. Arizona Coyotes The Columbus Blue Jackets and National Hockey League announced today a 2021-22 regular season schedule in which the club will play 82 games, including 41 home dates at […]

 JULY 21, 2021 K-Wings previously served as Blue Jackets’ ECHL affiliate from 2014-16 COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that the team has reached an agreement with the Kalamazoo Wings to serve as the ECHL affiliate for the Blue Jackets and […]