It’s time for Spain’s annual Running of the Bulls! Run along with Tidbits as we investigate the details on this centuries-old tradition. • Pamplona, Spain’s annual San Fermin Festival provides the backdrop for the running of the bulls, a festival that takes place over nine days, July 6 to 14 every year. The dates are the same every year, no matter what the days of the week. Pamplona. The festival honors St. Fermin, the patron saint of the city that lies about 250 miles (402 km) north of Madrid. • The Running isn’t just one day – it occurs on […]
John Glenn
– OUT OF THIS WORLD – How much do you know about John Glenn? Check out the facts on this American hero. • Ohio-born John Glenn was in college when World War II started. He abandoned his studies to enter the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1942, and a year later was deployed as a Marine fighter pilot in the Pacific front. By the war’s end he had flown 59 combat missions in the South Pacific. • Glenn remained in the Marines, both as a test pilot and a trainer of other pilots, until he was called up as […]
TIDBITS® Gears up for the Tour De France
by Kathy Wolfe This year’s Tour de France bicycle race takes place from July 1 to 24. How much do you know about this 2,000+-mile event? Follow along and see! • From its humble beginnings in 1903, the Tour de France is now ranked as the world’s biggest annual sporting event. Twelve million spectators line the race route, while another 3.5 billion watch on television over the three-week period. • In 1902, a French newspaper, “L’Auto,” was seeking to boost circulation and conceived the idea of a bicycle race as a marketing scheme. Sixty cyclists entered the race, with just […]