www.OHSAA.org  |  twitter.com/OHSAASports  |  facebook.com/OHSAAsports  February 25, 2021 Partnership includes Varsity Spirit, BSN SPORTS and Herff Jones COLUMBUS, Ohio and DALLAS, Texas – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit and achievement recognition, have announced a comprehensive partnership under […]

1790s 1792: GEORGE WASHINGTON SIGNED THE POSTAL ACT, CREATING THE FEDERAL POSTAL SYSTEM WITH A PER-MILE RATE STRUCTURE 1870s 1872: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART OPENED IN NYC 1877: TCHAIKOVSKY’S BALLET SWAN LAKE PREMIERED 1890s DIED 1895: FREDERICK DOUGLASS (ABOLITIONIST) 1900s BORN 1902: ANSEL ADAMS […]

1470s BORN 1473: NICOLAUS COPERNICUS (ASTRONOMER) 1740s BORN 1743: LUIGI BOCCHERINI (COMPOSER) 1810s 1814: USS CONSTITUTION CAPTURED BRITISH BRIG HMS CATHERINE 1830s 1831: FIRST PRACTICAL U.S. COAL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE (YORK) TESTED, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 1840s BORN 1843: ADELINA PATTI (OPERA SINGER; NAMESAKE OF THE SONG YOU’RE THE […]

1510s BORN 1516: QUEEN MARY I OF ENGLAND 1840s BORN 1848: LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (ARTIST) 1860s 1861: JEFFERSON DAVIS INAUGURATED AS PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT OF CONFEDERATE STATES 1862: FIRST SESSION OF CONFEDERATE CONGRESS, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 1870s 1879: AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI GRANTED DESIGN PATENT FOR STATUE OF LIBERTY […]

ASH WEDNESDAY The Christian season of Lent begins today, 40 days before Easter (not counting Sundays). Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday to receive ashes on their foreheads in the sign of the cross. (Ashes are a symbol of penance in the Old […]

MARDI GRAS/SHROVE TUESDAY Mardi Gras is French for “fat Tuesday”–the final feasting before the fasting of Lent, which begins tomorrow, Ash Wednesday. Fat Tuesday is also called Shrove Tuesday, a name that comes from the practice of shriving–purifying oneself through confession–prior to Lent. Many of […]

PRESIDENTS’ DAY (U.S.) Though this day is commonly called Presidents’ Day, the federal holiday is still called “Washington’s Birthday,” contrary to popular belief. It is one of eleven permanent holidays established by Congress. George Washington’s actual birthday is February 22, but we observe federal holidays […]

FEBRUARY 13, 2021 IN EXCHANGE FOR 2022 SEVENTH ROUND SELECTION COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired the rights to left wing Gregory Hofmann from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, club General Manager and […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sunday afternoon’s women’s basketball game between Ohio State and Northwestern has been postponed out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the participants from both teams. The decision to postpone was mutually agreed upon by the head team physicians […]

Every Year AUSTRALIA DAY 1780s 1788: FIRST SETTLERS, INCLUDING 717 CONVICTS, ARRIVED AT SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 1810s BORN 1810: JOSEPH BROWN (INVENTOR) 1820s BORN 1826: JULIA DENT GRANT (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1827: PERU SECEDED FROM COLUMBIA 1830s BORN 1831: MARY ELIZABETH DODGE (AUTHOR) BORN 1833: ELISABET […]

Every Year NATIONAL HANDWRITING DAY (UNITED STATES) 1550s 1556: DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKE ON RECORD KILLED 830,000 IN CHINA 1810s BORN 1813: CAMILLA COLLETT (WRITER) 1840s 1849: ELIZABETH BLACKWELL BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO RECEIVE AN M.D. DEGREE 1849: ENVELOPE MACHINE PATENTED 1860s 1862: CALIFORNIA VINTNER AGOSTON […]

1730s BORN 1738: ETHAN ALLEN (PATRIOT) 1740s BORN 1743: JOHN FITCH (INVENTOR) 1780s 1789: FIRST AMERICAN NOVEL, THE POWER OF SYMPATHY, PUBLISHED IN BOSTON. 1790s 1793: LOUIS XVI OF FRANCE WAS BEHEADED 1820s BORN 1824: THOMAS “STONEWALL” JACKSON (CONFEDERATE ARMY GENERAL) 1890s DIED 1891: CALIXA […]

1800s 1809: FIRST MAJOR U.S. GEOLOGY BOOK DEBUTED 1810s BORN 1811: SAMUEL KEEFER (FIRST CANADIAN CHIEF ENGINEER OF PUBLIC WORKS) 1890s BORN 1896: GEORGE BURNS (COMEDIAN & ACTOR) 1900s DIED 1900: JOHN RUSKIN (ART CRITIC) 1920s BORN 1926: PATRICIA NEAL (ACTRESS) 1930s BORN 1930: EDWIN […]

Every Year CONFEDERATE HEROES DAY (TEXAS, UNITED STATES) 1730s BORN 1736: JAMES WATT (INVENTOR) 1800s BORN 1807: ROBERT E. LEE (CONFEDERATE GENERAL) BORN 1809: EDGAR ALLEN POE (AUTHOR) 1820s 1825: TIN CAN PATENTED 1830s BORN 1839: PAUL CÉZANNE (PAINTER) 1840s 1840: EXPLORER CHARLES WILKES CLAIMED […]

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S BIRTHDAY (OBSERVED) Since 1986, the third Monday in January has been a federal holiday in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and civil rights leader dedicated to nonviolence. This is a […]

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S BIRTHDAY Benjamin Franklin, born on January 17, 1706, not only was a world-renowned statesman, inventor, and scientist, but also was fascinated by agriculture. To demonstrate the value of gypsum as fertilizer, he applied it to a field in a pattern that spelled out, […]

1570s BORN 1571: JOHANNES KEPLER (ASTRONOMER) 1770s BORN 1773: “FATHER OF AVIATION” SIR GEORGE CAYLEY 1820s BORN 1822: LOUIS PASTEUR (CHEMIST) 1860s 1864: AN ILL YOUTH IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, WROTE IN HIS DIARY: “I DON’T SEE NO NEED OF BEING SICK NOW THAT SCHOOL […]

BOXING DAY (CANADA) This holiday derives from the Old English custom of giving Christmas “boxes” to tradesmen, postmen, and servants. The original boxes were usually made of earthenware and contained money, which could be retrieved only by breaking the boxes open. These days, a gift […]

CHRISTMAS DAY Christmas Day is a Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Although the actual date of Christ’s birth is unknown, it has been celebrated on December 25 since the 4th century. Christmas is also extensively celebrated by non-Christians as a seasonal holiday, […]

1770s 1772: CONSTRUCTION BEGAN FOR FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE WEST OF ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS, IN SCHOENBRUNN, OHIO 1775: CONTINENTAL FLEET WAS ORGANIZED BY THE REBELLIOUS AMERICAN COLONIES UNDER THE COMMAND OF ESEK HOPKINS 1850s BORN 1858: GIACOMO PUCCINI (COMPOSER) 1860s BORN 1869: EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (POET) 1870s 1877: […]