A Brief History On July 29, 1998, Caesars Windsor opened in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four casinos in the Detroit–Windsor area. Playing casino games is an activity that holds a timeless appeal. Placing chips on the roulette table or getting 21 at blackjack is unlikely to ever lose its thrill. Yet, how have casinos changed in recent years? There have been some big changes in this industry. The following are a few of the important advances that have taken place in the casino industry in Canada you should know about. Digging Deeper The Rise of Online Casinos…
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A Brief History On March 19, 1954, William Joseph Mosconi (Willie to friends) set the all time record of making 526 balls in a row in straight pool, a record that still stands. From 1941 to 1957, Mosconi won the World Straight Pool Championship 15 times, a record never matched before or since. Along with his many tournament wins, Mosconi also developed and displayed numerous trick shots, amazing onlookers everywhere he played. Digging Deeper Not surprisingly, Willie was born into a family that owned a pool hall in Philadelphia and lived above the pool room. Little Willie was discouraged from…
A Brief History On March 18, 1850, the future financial services giant American Express Company was founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo, 2 years before those business partners founded Wells Fargo and Company. Famous today for their credit cards and travelers cheques, American Express rakes in revenues over $33 billion per year, placing them among the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market indicating group. Digging Deeper American Express started out as an express mail delivery company, a merger of companies owned by Wells, Fargo, and John Butterfield (who co-owned another company with Wells). Headquartered…
A Brief History On August 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846–1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863–1924) traveled by train to Versailles to visit the Royal Palace and grounds located there about 12 miles from the city center of Paris. Little did they realize their sight seeing trip would be a trip into the supernatural, a trip they would never forget. Digging Deeper Moberly was born in 1846 in Winchester, England, and had become an academician, working as Principal of St. Hugh’s College, in Oxford. Previously she had served as her father’s secretary, her father serving as the Bishop of Salisbury. Jourdain…
A Brief History On March 17, 2017, much of the English speaking world celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in honor of the English (possibly of Roman descent) missionary and Bishop that brought Christianity to much of Ireland. Recognized as a saint by the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Churches, St. Patrick is remembered on March 17 as the supposed day of his death, although his birth and death dates are lost to history, his life most likely having occurred during the 5th Century A.D.. Digging Deeper Born in England of English and probably Roman descent sometime in the 5th Century,…