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Celebrating the New Year in Times Square has been a tradition since The New York Times opened a new headquarters in 1903. It was this commemorative celebration that kickstarted the annual celebrations on New Year’s Eve. They launched fireworks each year. But after New York Times owner Adolph Ochs successfully lobbied to have what was then known as “Longacre Square” changed to “Times Square”, he wanted an even bigger spectacle.

In 1907, an electrician was hired to build a lit ball to be lowered d...

Jingle Bells was the first song to ever be played in space, astronauts of flight Gemini 6A played the song on Dec. 16, 1965. Spiders are a Christmas symbol in Ukraine, there are often spider ornaments placed on their trees. This is a nod to an old story of spiders using their web to decorate the tree of a poor widow and her children. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was originally created for advertising. According to Smithsonian Insider, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first appeared in 1939 whe...

The Spirit of EXIT: Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program is a program that matches the amount that is raised for charity by EXIT Associates.  EXIT Corporate International receives a small transaction fee, it is then distributed through The Spirit of EXIT. This program allows Exit Realty’s involvement with charities to reach almost any community there is an EXIT office.

The Spirit of EXIT has recently reached $6.8 million in contributions to charities. EXIT Associates can raise money for charities;...

Today we remember the lives that were lost on this day, 80 years ago. Here are some interesting facts, you might not have known about Pearl Harbor.

Americans fired the first shot before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward fired on a Ko-hyoteki-class submarine near the entrance to Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor lasted for about two hours. The day after the Pearl Harbor attack, the US declared war on Japan. This is how the US got involved in World War II. Japan attacked Pearl Harbo...

The first Thanksgiving, took place in October of 1621 and lasted three days to celebrate the immigrants first successful corn harvest. The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers. Female turkeys don’t “gobble”, only males do. The balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade used to just be let go after the parade ended. However, after they were let go the balloons would pop before they got too high in the sky. After the Macy’s Parade in 1997, there were maximum siz...

Food Trucks are returning to Main Street in Medford this Thursday, November 18^th! Food Trucks will be parked on both sides of Main Street from 5 - 9 PM. If you don't feel like cooking, don't hesitate to come on out. Take a look at this full menu of what trucks will be there and what they serve.

 

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Veterans Day is observed on November 11th each year to honor “the eleventh hour of the day of the eleventh month” of 1918, when there was a ceasefire. This showed the war was coming to an end. Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day, it was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Armistice Day became an official holiday in 1938. Each Veterans Day & Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery has an annual memorial service. This cemetery contains over 400,000 gra...