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  • Happy July 4 1921, Sarasota!

    While Sarasota was still excited about becoming its own county on July 1st 1921, and celebrating the 4th in grand style, here’s the world they lived in. Some of these 1921 events might surprise you and others amuse. Isn’t history fascinating? On July 2, 1921, President Warren Harding signed a joint congressional resolution declaring an… Read more

  • What is, and what isn’t, a “white elephant”?

    The origin of catch phrases can be bite-size history lessons. I ran across “white elephant” in my reading and wondered how that came to mean something you’d rather not own. Here’s what I learned. Although a white elephant used to be considered a sacred and tremendously valuable animal in Siam (modern-day Thailand), being given one Read more

  • Taking a ride on Mr. Ferris’ creation

    This day in history June 21 1893, features the debut of a monumental contraption that our very own Bertha Palmer , before she became the Legendary Lady of Sarasota, got the first ride on: The Ferris Wheel! It was big. Very big. Each car held 60 riders. It cost 50 cents to ride it. I’m… Read more