June 2026 Edition
June 2026 Edition
How Americans heated and powered their homes across 250 years The average American adjusts a thermostat or flips a light switch dozens of times a day without a second thought. Two hundred and fifty years ago, staying warm meant chopping, hauling, and feeding firewood into an open hearth all day. Even then, a glass of water across the room might freeze solid overnight. As the nation marks its 250th birthday, the story of how Americans heated and lit their homes tracks with nearly every major...
The commissioner of Major League Baseball, Robert D. Manfred Jr., has stated that the three Major League Baseball Players, Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker, who wore Bible verses on their baseball caps during the San Francisco Giants' gay pride event on June 10th, 2026, will not be fined nor disciplined. Initially, a controversy was stirred when the three pitchers for the San Francisco Giants were issued an oral warning for violating the league's uniform policy which prohibits the...
250 years of lawn care: How America grew its greatest obsession That ordinary patch of green grass outside your window has a long and crazy history. Americans pour water on it, buy expensive machines to chop it down, and repeat that every single week — absolute madness done without question. It took 250 years of sweat and technological leaps to turn a simple crop into a $189 billion national obsession. As the U.S. marks its 250th birthday on July 4, LawnStarter is tracing how the American...
