Articles written by Linda N. Riggins

For the 2012 Winter Classic, the National Hockey League transforms a baseball field into a hockey rink.

Jan 1, 2012 - Linda N. Riggins

Jennifer Lopez is branching out beyond being in front of the mike and the camera. Her Nuyorican Productions ventures into film and television production.

Dec 20, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Superstar western entertainer Roy Rogers would have been 100 years old this year. Dubbed the "King of the Cowboys," his career lasted for decades.

Oct 13, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

The first Indy 500 was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1911. Ray Harroun won, besting 39 other drivers and winning with an average speed of 74.59 miles.

May 29, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Slave flashes add flash power when limited-range, built-in camera flashes are used. They can save photos from underexposure.

May 27, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Charles M. Sheldon penned the Christian best-seller "In His Steps Or What Would Jesus Do" in 1896. He also introduced kindergartens to his community.

Apr 29, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Tina Wells is a thirty-something who's founder and CEO of BuzzMG, also known as Buzz Marketing Group. Her firm specializes in market research about youth.

Mar 6, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Celia Cruz was an international singing star of Latin music who garnered many fans and many honors in a career that spanned more than 50 years.

Feb 22, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Snow blindness is a discomforting condition caused when ultraviolet light reflects off the snow before reaching unprotected human eyes.

Feb 10, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

The Wing Bowl held in Philadelphia on Super Bowl weekend and sponsored by a radio station is the richest and largest eating contest in the United States.

Feb 5, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Camera collecter Tom Holtje likes everyone to know that he has taken a photo with a tuna fish. That's because a camera in his collection is Charlie Tuna.

Jan 24, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

The Pennsylvania Farm Show, held annually since 1917, bills itself as the largest indoor farm show in America. Everything happens on 24 acres.

Jan 17, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

A exhibit to memorialize enslaved Africans who labored at the official home of the president of the United States in Philadelphia opened on Dec. 15, 2010.

Jan 12, 2011 - Linda N. Riggins

Since 1952 General George Washington's 1776 crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas with his Continental Army and its allies has been re-created.

Dec 23, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Pep was a black Labrador Retriever with a bad habit of chewing up furniture cushions. He was sent to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.

Dec 14, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt celebrated 10 Christmases in Washington from 1933 through 1942.

Dec 5, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Robert F. Kennedy's copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on December 10.

Nov 30, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The national Christmas tree was a live tree until 1954 when the first cut tree was introduced. The tradition of the national Christmas tree began in 1923.

Nov 13, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The official White House Christmas tree for 2010 is a Douglas fir from Lehighton, Pennsylvania. It will be on display in the Blue Room.

Nov 8, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The tradition of the national Christmas tree began in 1923 during the administration of Calvin Coolidge. He chose a fir from Vermont, his native state.

Oct 21, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Two New Yorkers who built a notable art collection using their modest income are now giving 50 artworks each to one museum in each state.

Oct 17, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

This year 148 million Americans are expected to celebrate Halloween. They will spend a projected $5.8 billion.

Oct 6, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Many will visit a haunted attraction this Halloween season. Some attractions get their appeal from their sad or dark history.

Sep 30, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Vegans do not wear shoes made from suede, leather or the skin of any animal or reptile. Nevertheless, they can find comfortable and fashionable footwear.

Sep 20, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

In 1881 Philadelphian Joseph Wharton gave the University of Pennsylvania $100,000 to start a "School of Finance and Economy."

Sep 4, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Four 2008 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania sold Invite Media, Inc. to a Google subsidiary in June 2010 for at least $70 million.

Aug 29, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Photographing stamps outdoors using natural light eliminates the need for indoor photography and studio lighting.

Aug 15, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

This evergreen shrub, which usually grows by cloning itself, can cover acres of land. Read more about this vegetation that's akin to the blueberry.

Aug 12, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Drilling in the Marcellus Shale is expected to yield natural gas for at least 50 years. Without good rules, health and environmental costs will be high.

Aug 7, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The Phillie Phanatic is a mischievous and highly recognizable mascot that was introduced to the home fans on April 25, 1978.

Aug 1, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The slave Ona Judge was Martha Washington's chief personal attendant for seven years. But rather than remain the First Lady's servant, she ran away in 1796.

Jul 28, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Americans love soft toilet paper. But environmentalists say trees are being cut down unnecessarily to manufacture it.They urge using more recycled paper.

Jul 9, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The slave Moll took care of George Washington Parke Custis and Eleanor Parke Custis, Martha Washington's youngest grandchildren.

Jun 23, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Christopher Sheels, George Washington's personal servant, and Richmond, son of noted chef Hercules, were two slaves who labored in the President's House.

Jun 12, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Giles and Joe were footmen who also labored at other tasks at the President's House. As many as nine African slaves worked there as did white servants.

May 25, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Austin was one of nine enslaved Africans who labored at the President's House during the presidency of George Washington.

May 25, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Humans rate color tinge in photos as displeasing to the eye. Learn how the white balance setting of digital cameras can eliminate the problem of color cast.

May 16, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

A new camera presents joys and challenges If it was purchased from a camera store, ask the seller to demonstrate the basics of its operation.

May 10, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Typically, it lives 500 to 600 years. Carbon dating has determined that the lifespan of the Welwitschia is from about 400 to 2,000 years.

May 9, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

An organization can get announcements for upcoming events placed without cost by submitting them for inclusion in the local events listing of media outlets.

May 6, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The international SKA Science and Engineering Committee is expected to announce in 2012 or 2013 which country will be given the go - ahead to build the telescope.

Feb 27, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

The King Protea and many other proteas are plentiful in the semi - arid areas of the southern tip of South Africa, where they are believed to have originated.

Feb 12, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Fritz Blank, operator of the French restaurant Deux Cheminees in Philadelphia from 1979 until his retirement in 2007, donated his cookery items to Penn in 2008.

Feb 6, 2010 - Linda N. Riggins

Celebrating his sixtieth birthday on December 29, 1868, President Johnson threw a dance celebration for a few hundred children.

Dec 20, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins

The official White House Christmas tree is presented to the First Lady by the winner of the National Christmas Tree Association's annual tree contest.

Nov 21, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins

Pierce's 1856 Christmas tree in the White House was put up for the enjoyment of the Sunday School students from the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington.

Nov 12, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins

Camp William Penn was the first and largest of 18 federal training camps for black soldiers, who were officially designated United States Colored Troops (USCT).

Nov 5, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins

On Halloween night October 31, 2001, the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks played Game 4 of the World Series in New York.

Oct 24, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins

American consumers are expected to spend $4.75 billion on Halloween this year. They will buy everything from candy and costumes to decorations for the home and yard.

Oct 14, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins

On June 26,1844 President John Tyler married Julia Gardiner. He was 54, she was 24. Tyler was the first American president to wed while in office.

Oct 11, 2009 - Linda N. Riggins