What started out 365 days ago as a joke between co-workers is now coming of age.
Plaid Week 2010 is the 2nd annual weeklong celebration of plaid. Now that Plaid Week has reached international phenomena status (just go with it) we want to see how you are celebrating. Send us your photos [...]

The year is 1957; Eisenhower is inaugurated for a second term as President; Jimmy Hoffa was arrested by the FBI; the Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles; Toyota export their first cars to the United States and Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Fats Domino are topping the charts.
In 1957 a group of Hepcats, [...]

Baseball has long been referred to as “America’s Pastime” but will it still hold that title after its dirty little secret is revealed?
For years the MLB has tried to keep plaid out of the sport. Many team uniforms are pinstriped and fields are mowed in striped, checkered and argyle patterns, but why [...]

According to WolframAlpha, which seems to know absolutely everything, plaid is 497 years old. The site states the first recorded use of the word was in 1512. Not familiar with 1512, here are some notable events: 
James I, king of Scotland was born
The Battle of Ravenna took place
Martin Luther becomes a [...]