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The world steps into the second month of 2025 with hope and trepidation. The United States has a new administration. Canada is finding its way to a new administration. Germany and several other European nations...
There are several unique focuses for 2025. I covered the first 12 in Part One. The following are the rest I have discovered for this year. As with all issues of LEEP Ink, the following descriptions are a...
We've arrived at another new year; the older I get, the more frequently they come. When I was younger, years seemed to take a long time to pass. Now, they're just a blip—here and gone. For ma...
National Jelly Bean Day celebrates the Civil War-era candy.
Jelly beans, originally "Boston beans," are a product of the American Civil War, introduced in 1861 by Boston candy maker William Schrafft. As part of his marketing campaign, he encouraged patrons to send jelly beans to troops in the Union Army.
The first mention of jelly beans in the press was in an advertisement on July 5, 1905.
During the 1930s, jelly beans, chocolate bunnies, and eggs became a staple of Easter celebrations. By the 1980s, jelly beans had achieved high office, with President Ronald Reagan insisting upon a bowl of jelly beans in his office.
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