Today’s lunchtime news chum brings together a collection of stories, all with interesting historical aspects to them:
- Coin Collecting. I work co-located with an Air Force base, and so I’ve seen this curious custom they have of collecting coins from various events and displaying them elaborately. So I was very happy when Mental Floss wrote up a history of these coins, which are called “challenge coins”. Generally, they are a small medallion or token that signifies a person is a member of an organization (or has participated in some memorable event as part of a group). Nowadays, even Presidents and Vice-Presidents have their own coins.
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Marion Turns 100. Yes, it is the 100th anniversary of Marion, better known as Reseda. The most interesting thing that I discovered reading about the history of Reseda was that it was the home of Filmation. That’s right: Star Trek: The Animated Series, Fat Albert, and He Man all came out of the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Back in the 19-teens, it was the home of sugar beet ranches.
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Historical States. I’ve talked before about how I love “How The States Got Their Shapes“. So what better to close out this news chum with than an item from Mental Floss about 12 Proposed States that Didn’t Make the Cut. Most of these would have hurt the need for equality of states, although I would have liked the state of Sequoyah.
Music:Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge (Original Cast): “Coney Island”
