On this day, 155 years ago, the first transcontinental railroad in the US was completed. This railroad consisted of 1911 miles of continuous track – lines built by Union Pacific and Central Pacific were joined together at a ceremony in Utah, where a “golden spike” was driven into the track to signal the completion of ...
For today’s Fast Fact, let’s take a look at some OOH statistics across the 100 counties of North Carolina! Did you know that North Carolina is the birthplace of many beloved products and pastimes? Pepsi, mini-golf, powered flight, and Krispy Kreme Donuts all call NC home! North Carolina is also home to some of the ...
For today’s Fast Fact, let’s take a look at some OOH statistics across the 114 counties of Missouri! Did you know that the first Olympic Games held in the US were held in Missouri? Beyond that, the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis were also the first Olympic Games to be held outside of ...
Water is Earth’s most precious resource, without which most of life on Earth is impossible. Friday March 22nd is World Water Day, which is an international day of observance overseen by UN-Water, a mechanism within the United Nations. World Water Day is focused on the importance of fresh water, and carries a different theme each ...
March is officially about to get “mad” – the annual NCAA Tournament is just about to get underway, and the excitement is already palpable. In addition to being St. Patrick’s Day, this Sunday, March 17th, will be “Selection Sunday”, which is an event that sets the tone for the proceeding tournament. In this event, the ...
This week, Geopath released two new OOH spending reports into our geekOUT Library: the top spenders in OOH for Q4 of 2023, and the top spenders in OOH across all of 2023. These reports leverage Vivvix (formerly known as Kantar) data to provide a synopsis of OOH ad spending across 100+ DMAs nationwide. Let’s take ...
Last week, University of Iowa star player Caitlin Clark made history, and she’s on her way to doing it again. In a game against the Michigan Wolverines last Thursday, Clark became the highest scorer in the history of NCAA women’s basketball (which she achieved in the first quarter of the game!). That game also saw ...
This upcoming Monday is Presidents’ Day – but depending on where in the US you celebrate, the name may vary! There are actually quite a few “official” names at the state level. Federally and in some states, it’s “Washington’s Birthday”, some names mention both Lincoln and Washington, and in some places the apostrophe on the ...
Super Bowl LVIII is this weekend, and is already shaping up to be a history-making game! Interestingly, this year’s game will effectively be a rematch of Super Bowl LIV in 2020, played between the San Francisco 49ers and defending Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs. This is a game of firsts as well. Originally ...
