National Marbles Tournament at The Flanders
A Look Back By Fred Miller June 28, 1929, was the fifth and final day of the 8th annual National Marbles Tournament held a the Flanders Hotel. It was the first time the event was held in Ocean City. It started in 1922 by the Scripps Howard newspaper chain as the...Ocean City men fought in D-Day invasion
A Look Back By Fred Miller Eighty years ago, June 6, 1944, shortly after midnight, 13,000 paratroopers landed behind enemy lines in Normandy. They were the advance guard of a mighty invasion fleet which landed troops at several places along more than 50 miles of the...Memorial Day honored in Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was originally called, has been commemorated in Ocean City for 143 years. While the day signals the beginning of the summer in America’s Greatest Family Resort, residents and visitors have always...Early Memorial Day celebrations in Ocean City
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was initially called, has been commemorated in Ocean City for 143 years. While the day signals the beginning of the summer in America’s Greatest Family Resort, residents and visitors have...Miss America 1923
A Look Back By Fred Miller Miss America 1923, was the third Miss America pageant, held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City on Friday, Sept. 7, 1923. At the conclusion of the event, King Neptune crowned the incumbent titleholder Mary Katherine Campbell as Miss...
