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The Newspaper Historian

Posted on | When History Was News
By Walter Day
When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, Walter Day's 9th grade Civics teacher, Mr. Burke, led the classroom in a lively discussion on how an event like this would impact our lives forever. We would always remeber exactly where we were at the moment we learned the President had been shot. And, many of us -- if not all of us -- would tuck away the daily newspapers that reported on the event. It may only happen a few times in our lives when we were alive to witness major historical events unfold like this. Not surprisingly, Walter and all his fellow students at P...

Trading Card Spotlight - Rick Barretto

Posted on | Trading Card Spotlight
By Todd Friedman
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rick Barretto, who is displayed on card number 3242, from the Superstars of 2019 Collection.    Rick is an all-around gaming enthusiast.   He is a collector, author, inventor and an...

Trading Card Spotlight - Jeff Peters

Posted on | Trading Card Spotlight
By Todd Friedman
Next Saturday, October 5th, 2019 the International Video Game Hall of Fame will be inducting its new members into the Class of 2019.  One of these inductees is Jeff Peters.  Jeff is a well-deserved inductee as you will read below.  ...

RIP Sean Quigley

Posted on | News & Stories
By Todd Friedman
On September 18th, 2019, A dear friend and fellow gamer passed away.   He was a local gamer in my home state of Illinois.  Sean was a frequent visitor of Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL.  He was a true competitive game...

Where's Walter

Posted on | Events
By Todd Friedman
In celebration of the Galaxies of Gaming event at Ottumwa Old School Arcade in Quincy Place Mall on Sunday, October 6th, 2019, cutouts of Walter Day have been placed in 16 local businesses. From September 5th to October 6th, pick up a passport at ...

Trading Card Spotlight "Rewind" - Brian Colin

Posted on | Trading Card Spotlight
By Todd Friedman
Brian Colin, designer of many fan favorite arcade games, will be inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame this October.  This week we will look back at the Trading Card Spotlight I did with Brian in May of 2017.   Ple...
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