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The Super Bowl is the championship game, played annually between the champions of the National and the American Football Conferences. The first Super Bowl occurred on January 15, 1967. It is the most po...
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Super Chicken Wing Day falls on Super Bowl Sunday. Chicken wings are a favorite appetizer on game days. The story of chicken wings as a popular appetizer is a significant part of American culinary histo...
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On February 23, 1874, Walter Wingfield (October 16, 1833 – April 18, 1912) of England patented a “New and Improved Court for Playing the Ancient Game of Tennis.” These are the same balls, rackets, nets, a...
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International Therapeutic Recreation Month focuses on the activities of recreational therapists and the impact they have on helping people achieve fulfilling lives. Recreational therapists develop thera...
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Therapeutic Recreation Month in Canada focuses on the activities of recreational therapists and the impact they have on helping people achieve fulfilling lives. Recreational therapists develop therapy s...
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Tug-of-war is an unofficial day celebrating the favored sport. Tug-of-war, a competitive team sport known for its simplicity and physical demand, involves two teams pulling on opposite ends of a rope to...
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However, since dogs need walking daily, use this day as a reminder. There is National Walk Your Dog Week, which occurs in October. National Walking the Dog Day began in 2010 and focuses on the increasing...
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Founded in 1877, Westminster Kennel Club held its first dog show at Gilmore's Garden (now Madison Square Garden) in New York City. Present were 1,201 dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is consider...
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The Cape Town Met, formerly known as the Sun Met, is one of South Africa's most prestigious horse races and a significant event on the country's sporting calendar. The race was first run in 1883, making i...
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The American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game, or AFC Title Game, determines which team from the American AFC will play in the Super Bowl against the National Football Conference (NFC) Champion...
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The Asia Cup is a highly anticipated event in competitive football. The Asia Cup, known officially as the AFC Asian Cup, is the premier men's football tournament of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)....
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First played in 1905, Melbourne's Australian Open is one of the big four tennis tournaments each year: French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The tournament occurs during the last two weeks of January...
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Riding competitions, livestock, and entertainment, the annual Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo is a bright spot in the otherwise harsh and cold Dakota winters. Initiated in 1958 to bring together the rur...
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First run in 2015, National Bobblehead Day is a celebration of this enduring German toy created in the 1700s based upon Asian (China and Japan) string dolls of the time. Their heads are enormous and dance...
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Children, Seniors, and just about everyone can clap. Not only is it exercise, but it releases feel-good endorphins that elevate your mood. Clap-4-Health Month is an annual outreach program that uses clapp...
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Leave it to the Aussies to make sport of one of the most reviled insects in the world, the cockroach. Each year on Australia Day, Brisbane Australia celebrates with the Cockroach Races, cockroach beauty c...
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College Football Playoff National Championship is a bowl game that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I FBS college football for the playing season. The two participating teams will be...
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The Conconully Outhouse Races are the original wooden privy races and an annual winter event in the town of Conconully, Washington. They offer a unique, whimsical take on traditional winter sports. Charac...
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THE SOFTER SIDE OF FOOTBALL: THE COTTON BOWL The Cotton Bowl, a revered institution in American college football, boasts a storied history that traces back to its founding in 1937. The brainchild of Dall...