It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…No, It’s a Flying Saucer!
What’s that flying through the air? Why, it’s a flying saucer, of course! On this day in 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs–now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871. Students from nearby universities would throw the empty pie tins to each other, yelling “Frisbie!” as they
Celebrating 30 Years!
We have very exciting news to share! Marker InfoComm is celebrating its 30-year anniversary! Since 1987, Marker has been providing the very best in loyalty software that connect hotels to airlines all over the globe. We are quite proud of this incredible milestone and we are grateful to our clients who trusted in us to help build their loyalty base, increase their revenue and foster repeat customers. Our success story would not exist without the continued support of our clie
Lift Off!
This past weekend, not only did we celebrate 58 years since the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it also marked a live celebration on the International Space Station (ISS). NASA, a civilian agency was established in 1959 as a result of US Congress legislation, was created in response to the Soviet Union’s October 4, 1957 launch of its first satellite, Sputnik I. Considered at the time a competition, Sputnik’s launch lifted off the “space r
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
Rumor has it that today marks the anniversary of Rome being founded in 753 BC. According to legend, it was the birth of the twins Romulus and Remus that kicked off a series of events that resulted in a King ousting a brother, whose daughter, impregnated by the war God Mars, had given birth to rival claimants to the throne, who were sent to be drowned in the Tiber River, but survived and washed ashore, to be suckled by a she-wolf and carried off to what’s now Rome, thus estab
It’s All OK!
Is it all OK? On this day in 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans. Of all the abbreviations used during that time, OK was propelled into the limelight when it was printed in the Boston Morning Post as part of a joke. During the late 1830s, it was a favorite practice among youn
