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Niagara Falls, New York, has been called the “Cataract City.” The word “cataract” means “waterfalls.”   “EAGLE AND CATARACT HOTELS, NIAGARA FALLS” was printed in the Buffalo (NY) Whig on October 22, 1834. “CATARACT HOUSE, at the Niagara Falls, New York” was printed in The Globe (Washington, DC) on June 3, 1840. “A petition is in circulation on the American side of Niagara ...

“If you see someone smiling naturally on a Monday morning, avoid them. That level of instability isn’t safe” is a jocular saying that was posted on Facebook by Coffee on May 18, 2026, and this received over 400 likes. Monday is the traditional start of the work week, and people are often not happy to be back at work on a Monday morning.     Facebook Coffee May 18, 20...

  Wikipedia: Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan are...

The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (Chicago World’s Fair), at Chicago, Illinois, was dubbed the “White City” because so many buildings were white. The 1901 Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, New York, was dubbed the “Rainbow City” because the buildings had so many different colors.       Wikipedia: Pan-American Exposition The Pan-American Exposition was a wo...

      Wikipedia: Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considere...