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     On July 3rd, 1916, the first fried clam was made in the town of Essex, Massachusetts by Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman and his wife Bessie. This idea was brought about, at first, as a joke by a local fisherman named, Tarr. Chubby and Bessie had a concession stand and business was really slow. Tarr playfully suggested to fry their clams and business would boom if the clams were any good. Other customers protested, of course, with complaints about how clams have shells. Chubby and Bessie, however, decided to think about it and try it out. They shucked some clams and experimented with different batters in hopes in creating a delicious result. In the end, they believed the clams they made were delicious and things went up from there. The Yankee appetite changed ever since fried clams were first introduced the next day. Fried clams were advertised by the Boston Market as the newest tasty treats. It was truly an important day for Chubby and Bessie. Now, six generations later, clams are still frying at Woodman’s, where it all began. This National holiday was submitted in 2015 and is now observed annually every July 3rd.
 
     On July 3rd, 1916, the first fried clam was made in the town of Essex, Massachusetts by Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman and his wife Bessie. This idea was brought about, at first, as a joke by a local fisherman named, Tarr. Chubby and Bessie had a concession stand and business was really slow. Tarr playfully suggested to fry their clams and business would boom if the clams were any good. Other customers protested, of course, with complaints about how clams have shells. Chubby and Bessie, however, decided to think about it and try it out. They shucked some clams and experimented with different batters in hopes in creating a delicious result. In the end, they believed the clams they made were delicious and things went up from there. The Yankee appetite changed ever since fried clams were first introduced the next day. Fried clams were advertised by the Boston Market as the newest tasty treats. It was truly an important day for Chubby and Bessie. Now, six generations later, clams are still frying at Woodman’s, where it all began. This National holiday was submitted in 2015 and is now observed annually every July 3rd.
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Revision as of 04:22, 5 July 2019

The Recent Ridgecrest Earthquake

    On the morning of Thursday, July 4, 2019, California experienced its biggest scare in years when a 6.4 magnitude Earthquake struck a remote region in Southern California. It had been almost five years since the state experienced an earthquake of magnitude 6 or stronger. The epicenter of the earthquake was pinpointed near Ridgecrest, a relatively remote area about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Ridgecrest is a city of about 28,000. The area residents had declared a state of emergency and expect aftershocks. This earthquake had caused lots of chaos and disturbed celebrations of Independence day. 
    The disturbance was a "strike-slip" quake where two sides of a fault slide past each other, creating horizontal movement. This earthquake was shallow and just 8.7 kilometers (5.4 miles). The earthquake caused a 12-inch crack in Highway 178 and caused lots of damage to many resident homes, restaurant, and more. As of now, there have been no deaths recorded, however, there were multiple injuries. Many scenes of destruction were posted on social media. People observed swinging lamps, broken glass, sloshing pools, etc.

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National Fried Clam Day

   On July 3rd, 1916, the first fried clam was made in the town of Essex, Massachusetts by Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman and his wife Bessie. This idea was brought about, at first, as a joke by a local fisherman named, Tarr. Chubby and Bessie had a concession stand and business was really slow. Tarr playfully suggested to fry their clams and business would boom if the clams were any good. Other customers protested, of course, with complaints about how clams have shells. Chubby and Bessie, however, decided to think about it and try it out. They shucked some clams and experimented with different batters in hopes in creating a delicious result. In the end, they believed the clams they made were delicious and things went up from there. The Yankee appetite changed ever since fried clams were first introduced the next day. Fried clams were advertised by the Boston Market as the newest tasty treats. It was truly an important day for Chubby and Bessie. Now, six generations later, clams are still frying at Woodman’s, where it all began. This National holiday was submitted in 2015 and is now observed annually every July 3rd.

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