Tonight, the Winnipeg Jets take on the San Jose Sharks at Canada Life Centre with an early start time of 6:30pm. The Jets are coming off of a real 1980s retro barnburner as they beat the visiting Edmonton Oilers 7-5, upping their record to 36-25-2 on the season and 3-6-1 in their last ten games. The Sharks got bitten by the Washington Capitals in their last game 8-3 and are now 18-33-12 on the season and 2-7-1 in their last ten game. Can El Nino and Names help Winnipeg turn the tide on their recent poor record, or does San Jose come in and surprise the “Hometown” favourites and “fin”ish with a win. Will the “Search for @sipowicz ” continue or will we just have to admit he's MIA? And finally...
I had a Great Aunt who lived in San Jose, but like most of you, I don't know anything about the Capital of Silicon Valley until now. Yes, you guessed it, it's time for another instalment of...
The Muwekma Ohlone — the Tamyen people — were the original inhabitants of what is now San Jose. They were hunter-gatherers who switched to an agrarian way of life after Spanish settlers arrived. Tamyen is also the name of the language they spoke, with several villages that used this language situated along San Jose’s Coyote Creek.
Founded on November 29, 1777, El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe was California’s first civilian settlement. It was named after Saint Joseph and the nearby Guadalupe River. It wasn’t until March 27, 1850 that it was incorporated as the City of San Jose. On April 3, 1979, the city declared that San José — with an accent mark — was its official name. That's interesting, eh...
San Jose was established as an agricultural center for the Spanish colony of Nueva California, later called Alta California. Settlers were given animals, seeds, farm implements, and a $10 monthly stipend. The city was in agriculture for over 150 years, and grew food for the military in San Francisco and Monterey. Prunes, grapes, apricots, pears, and peaches were among the fruits grown in San Jose, and the city also was the site of the first commercial broccoli fields. I hate broccoli...
San Jose was California’s first city. It was also the state capital from 1849 to 1852. The Capitol was a small, two-story adobe hotel. The Assembly resided on the upper floor and the Senate on the lower. San Jose also hosted the first and second sessions of the California Legislature, in 1850 and 1851, respectively.
The Ohlone used cinnabar for red pigment, and used it in trade. They introduced it to the Spanish, who recognized it as a source of mercury (quicksilver), the metal used to extract gold from ore. This led to mining at what is known as the New Almaden Mine, named after Spain’s Almaden mercury mine (almaden means “the mine” in Spanish). It remains the oldest and most productive mercury mine in the country.
When thousands flocked to California for the Gold Rush (which started in 1848), San Jose served as a supply station for miners. As mentioned above, the city’s New Almaden mine also provided mercury, which was an important part of the Gold Rush as it was used to extract gold from ore.
Since so much fruit was grown in San Jose, it is only natural that the canning industry flourished here. This began in 1871, and by the 1920s and ‘30s, there were 18 canneries, 12 fresh-fruit and vegetable shipping firms, and 13 dried-fruit packing houses in San Jose. A byproduct of this was that Herbert Gray of San Jose’s Barron-Gray Packing Company was credited with the invention of the fruit cocktail in 1930. This “new” Fruit Cocktail was released under the Del Monte name in 1938.
After losing both her infant daughter and her Winchester rifle manufacturer husband, Connecticut native Sarah Winchester was told by a medium that her loved ones’ untimely deaths were caused by spirits killed by Winchester rifles and she might be next. Her solution: Move west and keep up continuous construction on a home for the spirits. She started building in 1884 and went nonstop through her death in 1922. The Winchester Mystery House which has 950 doors, 10,000 windows, 40 stairways, 47 fireplaces, six kitchens, and "miles of twisting hallways," opened to the public in 1932. It is a designated California historical landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is privately owned and serves as a tourist attraction.
Current San Jose laws limit owners to five licensed animals total—and no more than three dogs. Yes, two dogs and three cats is okay, five cats are fine, but don’t dare break the law with two dogs and four cats.
The 930-square foot Monopoly game board opened in Discovery Meadow in 2002 is the only officially licensed life-sized board in the world, and San Jose’s only Guinness Book of World Records attraction. Families can rent out the board to play for a $300 fee, which includes a game referee “specially trained to run a giant-sized Monopoly game” and “make sure you have fun.” I wonder if there is a McDonald's nearby...
For eight years in a row beginning in 2007, San Jose resident Joey Chestnut won the Fourth of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at New York City’s Coney Island—until 2015, when downing 60 dogs in 10 minutes just didn’t cut the mustard. He was edged out by 23-year-old Matt Stonie who ate 62 … and also hails from San Jose. Geez, I have trouble just eating one...
The Wave was created by “Krazy” George Henderson, a San Jose State cheerleader. The first documented use of the Wave was during his cheerleading routine on October 15, 1981, while at a nationally televised Oakland AthleticsAmerican League Championship Series game against the New York Yankees. Henderson says that the Wave was originally inspired by accident when he was leading cheers at a Colorado RockiesNational Hockey League game at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado in 1980. He continued working on leading the Wave at an NHL game at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada the same year, where Edmonton Oilers star Wayne Gretzky met George in the post-game locker room and invited Henderson to dinner.
At the Colorado Rockies game in late 1980, there was a delayed response from one section of fans, leading to them jumping to their feet a few seconds later than the section beside them. The next section of fans followed suit, and the first Wave circled McNichols Sports Arena of its own accord.The A's/Yankees game combined a full stadium with an energetic crowd, the ideal situation for a Wave. After a few false starts, the crowd understood what Henderson was trying to accomplish, and the Wave circled the Oakland Coliseum, followed by several others during the game.
By “George” let's get “Krazy” and beat these Baby Sharks tonight! Go Jets Go!
Thanks to: 10 Things You Didn't Know About San Jose, Interesting facts about San Jose | Just Fun Facts, 10 Fun San Jose Facts: How Well Do You Know Your City? and 25 Things You Should Know About San Jose
I had a Great Aunt who lived in San Jose, but like most of you, I don't know anything about the Capital of Silicon Valley until now. Yes, you guessed it, it's time for another instalment of...
The Muwekma Ohlone — the Tamyen people — were the original inhabitants of what is now San Jose. They were hunter-gatherers who switched to an agrarian way of life after Spanish settlers arrived. Tamyen is also the name of the language they spoke, with several villages that used this language situated along San Jose’s Coyote Creek.
Founded on November 29, 1777, El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe was California’s first civilian settlement. It was named after Saint Joseph and the nearby Guadalupe River. It wasn’t until March 27, 1850 that it was incorporated as the City of San Jose. On April 3, 1979, the city declared that San José — with an accent mark — was its official name. That's interesting, eh...
San Jose was established as an agricultural center for the Spanish colony of Nueva California, later called Alta California. Settlers were given animals, seeds, farm implements, and a $10 monthly stipend. The city was in agriculture for over 150 years, and grew food for the military in San Francisco and Monterey. Prunes, grapes, apricots, pears, and peaches were among the fruits grown in San Jose, and the city also was the site of the first commercial broccoli fields. I hate broccoli...
San Jose was California’s first city. It was also the state capital from 1849 to 1852. The Capitol was a small, two-story adobe hotel. The Assembly resided on the upper floor and the Senate on the lower. San Jose also hosted the first and second sessions of the California Legislature, in 1850 and 1851, respectively.
The Ohlone used cinnabar for red pigment, and used it in trade. They introduced it to the Spanish, who recognized it as a source of mercury (quicksilver), the metal used to extract gold from ore. This led to mining at what is known as the New Almaden Mine, named after Spain’s Almaden mercury mine (almaden means “the mine” in Spanish). It remains the oldest and most productive mercury mine in the country.
When thousands flocked to California for the Gold Rush (which started in 1848), San Jose served as a supply station for miners. As mentioned above, the city’s New Almaden mine also provided mercury, which was an important part of the Gold Rush as it was used to extract gold from ore.
Since so much fruit was grown in San Jose, it is only natural that the canning industry flourished here. This began in 1871, and by the 1920s and ‘30s, there were 18 canneries, 12 fresh-fruit and vegetable shipping firms, and 13 dried-fruit packing houses in San Jose. A byproduct of this was that Herbert Gray of San Jose’s Barron-Gray Packing Company was credited with the invention of the fruit cocktail in 1930. This “new” Fruit Cocktail was released under the Del Monte name in 1938.
After losing both her infant daughter and her Winchester rifle manufacturer husband, Connecticut native Sarah Winchester was told by a medium that her loved ones’ untimely deaths were caused by spirits killed by Winchester rifles and she might be next. Her solution: Move west and keep up continuous construction on a home for the spirits. She started building in 1884 and went nonstop through her death in 1922. The Winchester Mystery House which has 950 doors, 10,000 windows, 40 stairways, 47 fireplaces, six kitchens, and "miles of twisting hallways," opened to the public in 1932. It is a designated California historical landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is privately owned and serves as a tourist attraction.
Current San Jose laws limit owners to five licensed animals total—and no more than three dogs. Yes, two dogs and three cats is okay, five cats are fine, but don’t dare break the law with two dogs and four cats.
The 930-square foot Monopoly game board opened in Discovery Meadow in 2002 is the only officially licensed life-sized board in the world, and San Jose’s only Guinness Book of World Records attraction. Families can rent out the board to play for a $300 fee, which includes a game referee “specially trained to run a giant-sized Monopoly game” and “make sure you have fun.” I wonder if there is a McDonald's nearby...
For eight years in a row beginning in 2007, San Jose resident Joey Chestnut won the Fourth of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at New York City’s Coney Island—until 2015, when downing 60 dogs in 10 minutes just didn’t cut the mustard. He was edged out by 23-year-old Matt Stonie who ate 62 … and also hails from San Jose. Geez, I have trouble just eating one...
The Wave was created by “Krazy” George Henderson, a San Jose State cheerleader. The first documented use of the Wave was during his cheerleading routine on October 15, 1981, while at a nationally televised Oakland AthleticsAmerican League Championship Series game against the New York Yankees. Henderson says that the Wave was originally inspired by accident when he was leading cheers at a Colorado RockiesNational Hockey League game at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado in 1980. He continued working on leading the Wave at an NHL game at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada the same year, where Edmonton Oilers star Wayne Gretzky met George in the post-game locker room and invited Henderson to dinner.
At the Colorado Rockies game in late 1980, there was a delayed response from one section of fans, leading to them jumping to their feet a few seconds later than the section beside them. The next section of fans followed suit, and the first Wave circled McNichols Sports Arena of its own accord.The A's/Yankees game combined a full stadium with an energetic crowd, the ideal situation for a Wave. After a few false starts, the crowd understood what Henderson was trying to accomplish, and the Wave circled the Oakland Coliseum, followed by several others during the game.
By “George” let's get “Krazy” and beat these Baby Sharks tonight! Go Jets Go!
Thanks to: 10 Things You Didn't Know About San Jose, Interesting facts about San Jose | Just Fun Facts, 10 Fun San Jose Facts: How Well Do You Know Your City? and 25 Things You Should Know About San Jose
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