Roller skates rolled its way into history when an unknown dutchman wanted to ice skate in the summer, and they were
Roller skates rolled its way into history when an unknown dutchman wanted to ice skate in the summer, and they were
Stewart Elementary School, I went to the gymnasium. The teacher was saying, "The skate forms are due tomorrow, so turn them in! I didn't turn in it in. Since you didn't turn in it in you can stay here..." Mrs. Aversa pointed to a spot right next to a fire extinguisher on a wall in a case."...or you can run or walk," shouted Mrs. Aversa. "I don't like skating," I whispered to Michael. "I don't want to skate either," replied Michael. A few days later, when we were walking in the gym, the…
toddler all the way through 8th or 9th grade, skating and Skate City was a major destination in my life. When I was 6 years old living in Germany, one of my favorite family outings was going to the skating rink. I remember going for my brothers’ birthday parties or going with our church family. It was always a big group affair. When I moved to Aurora, CO in 2006—about 4th or 5th grade—my dad and I started going on “Daddy-daughter dates” to Skate City, just the two of us. It became a way that we bonded…
ABC History and Geography 1883-1886 By Joel Opificius, Clyde Killingbeck, and AJ Geoit Sponsors: ’The Killen You Tribune’ and ’Fou Chien Fraîche Journal’ G is for Gompers Samuel Gompers was the first leader of the American Federation of Labor or AFL. He helped unions and union member become part of American Society. H is for Hayman Riot It was a strike for an eight hour workday, starting May 1st in Chicago. It eventually become extremely…