Today is the 4 th Annual National-Merry-Go-Round Day. This day was founded in 2014 by Bette Largent, “President of the National Carousel Association, and carousel historian, to shine a spotlight on these beautiful, historical creations that still bring joy to people of all ages. The date commemorates the first U.S. patent issued in 1871 to William Schneider of Davenport, Iowa for the modern carousel.” 1 Did you know that the earliest documented merry-go-round was during the Byzantine Empire, as early as 540 A.D., which depicted baskets, carrying riders, suspended from a central pole. 1 The...