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In Western Minnesota, Marshall High School played Redwood Falls in a homecoming football game on October 17, 1958. Homecoming is a tradition where high schools welcome back former staff, teachers, and students for a celebration. These events often host various activities such as parades, pep rallies, dances, and more. A recurring event is the homecoming football game. In this case, the Marshall Tigers, whose colors are black and orange, hosted the Redwood Falls Cardinals. Redwood Falls won the game 42-0.

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Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of England and all other countries of the Commonwealth on February 6, 1952 following the death of her father King George VI. She received word of her ascension while on tour in Kenya with her husband Prince Philip. Her coronation was on June 2, 1953 in Westminster Abbey. She wore the Imperial State Crown which was originally made for Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1838. (This turned out to be highly ironic as Queen Elizabeth II has surpassed Queen Victoria as the longest reigning British monarch.) While the coronation was broadcast on the radio, per Queen Elizabeth II’s request, it was also the first to be televised. She and her husband Prince Albert have four children: Charles the Prince of Wales and heir apparent; Princess Anne; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

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Summerfest is a music festival held every June at the Henry Maier Festival Park by Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The festival is promoted as being "The World Largest Music Festival" since 1999. It contains 11 stages, includes nearly 2000 performances and acts, lasts for 11 days and brings in almost 900,000 people each year. Headliners in the past have included a range of artists such as Paul Simon, Lady Gaga, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Bon Jovi, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Cher, and many more world famous musicians. 

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The Saint Paul Winter Carnival is a festival held in Saint Paul, Minnesota every January. The event began in 1885 when a New York reporter wrote a comment regarding the miserable winters and how uninhabitable it is for residents during that time. This comment offended the resident of Saint Paul who decided to throw a carnival in order to prove the reporter wrong. The Carnival became a recurring event and was held every few years between 1886 and 1941 until 1942, when the carnival became permanent. Events include snow and ice sculpting, art exhibits, puzzle contests, dogsled races, and parades, among other events. There is also a coronation ceremony during which a Royal Family is selected through their fraternal organizations.

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In 1908, the Automobile Club of Buffalo hosted an automobile show at the Convention Hall in Buffalo, NY, from March 9th-14th. Thursday, March 12th was dubbed “Boulevard Day” as any proceeds raised were given to the fund for a boulevard connecting Buffalo, Tonawanda, and Niagara Falls. Admission was 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children for most of the auto show, however, it was fixed at $1 for Boulevard Day, which brought in around $800 in funds for Niagara Falls Boulevard.

In 1908, there was no safe road for bikes, horses or carriages, and automobiles between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, though one could go by rail or by trolley. The Automotive Club of Buffalo assumed $500,000 would be needed at the time to secure that a 200-foot-wide boulevard could be built. They recognized that Niagara Falls was a busy tourist attraction and as automobiles became more prevalent, a new road would be necessary. They were looking into available options, including petitioning the state legislature to fund and maintain the boulevard. Niagara Falls Boulevard was completed in 1913 by Constantine Construction Company. It was made completely out of brick and spanned from Tonawanda to Niagara Falls. All the original bricks were removed in the 1990's with advances in construction and Niagara Falls Boulevard is still in use today.

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The Saint Paul Winter Carnival is a festival held in Saint Paul, Minnesota every January. The event began in 1885 when a New York reporter wrote a comment regarding the miserable winters and how uninhabitable it is for residents during that time. This comment offended the resident of Saint Paul who decided to throw a carnival in order to prove the reporter wrong. The Carnival became a recurring event and was held every few years between 1886 and 1941 until 1942, when the carnival became permanent. Events include snow and ice sculpting, art exhibits, puzzle contests, dogsled races, and parades, among other events. There is also a coronation ceremony during which a Royal Family is selected through their fraternal organizations.

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The 1939 Old Settlers Picnic was the 65th Annual picnic held in LeRoy, Minnesota. It was sponsored by the Le Roy Whisker Club. The picnic hosted a plethora of events such as: bands, parades, dances, merry-go-rounds, rides, movies and concessions. As the picnic was sponsored by the Le Roy Whisker Club it also featured a Whisker Contest. The picnic was an opportunity for some of the original Canadian families to settle in the area to meet and mingle with some of the newer families.

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National Goof-Off Week is a title and concept that has many different meanings. The week during the baseball World Series has been referred to as National Goof-Off Week, as well as the week between Christmas and New Year’s. In 1973, the term appeared as a copyrighted phrase by the Hallmark Company.

The phrase, Hallmark holiday, was coined due to the commercialization and monetization resulting from the popularity of small scale events. When the corporation effectively creates a "holiday" by merchandising on a little-known trend or local holiday, many consider that event as something the company created rather than brought to new popularity of a wide-scale audience.

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Indianapolis is a city in the center of the state of Indiana and also the state capital. As of 2020, it's population was 977, 642. The capitol building, or statehouse, is the fifth building to house the state legistation and was established here in 1888. While the state was originally inhabited by Native Americans as early as 10,000 B.C., the tribes relinquished the land in that area with the Treaty of St. Mary's in 1818. Indianapolis served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, which led the city to have one of the largest black populations in the Northern States, until the Great Migration. The Indiana Ku Klux Klan, led by Stephenson, became an influential organization in Indianapolis from 1921 through 1928, with ties to many of the city's governing boards.During this time, more than 40% of native-born white males in Indianapolis claimed membership in the Klan. Following the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy delivered a notable speech while on the campaign trail in 1968. While Kennedy gathered in the ghetto of Indianapolis to a crowd waiting for a speech about political values and goals, Kennedy instead delivered news of King's death to many who had not yet heard the news and spoke about the need for peace, a speech which is now highly regarded. Demographics in the city have changed over the years with current standings as of 2020 as 61 percent white, 29 percent African-American/black and the remaining other. Former Vice President Mike Pence presided over and resides in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis' most notable recreational attraction is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in the suburb of Speedway approximately six miles west of downtown Indy. This location, the largest sports venue in the world, is the home of well-known motor races the Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard 400, and formerly the home of the United States Grand Prix. At the Speedway, there is a museum that houses the Hall of Fame for racing, serving around 1 million guests annually, making it a well-traveled tourist destination in the midwest.

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Fun Galore in Baltimore, sponsored by the National Convention of the United States Jaycees, took place at the Baltimore Civic Center on June 27, 1967. The Jaycees, also known as the United States Junior Chamber is a leadership training and civic organization. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a guest speaker along with Maryland Governor, Spiro T. Agnew. The slogan promoted the Baltimore Convention but may also be a reference to “The Block,” a longtime "adult entertainment district," popular with Convention attendees.