March Madness... When you think of this your mind immediatly thinks about basketball. Do you really know how this crazy basketball phenomenon came to be? This amazing event was made up in Illinois, 1939. The Illinois High School basketball team had an annual tournament with other high schools, the tourmanent was becoming more and more popular the more and more they did this. Back in the mid 1900s, pro and college basketball wasn't that popular, but now in the 21st century it is. They call it 'March Madness' because Henry V. Porter wrote an essay on it and titled it 'March Madness' he wrote it because of how fascinated he was by it. Since then, we have used the term many times. Finally March Madness was born and is still a huge phenomenon across the United States!
By: Hallie
To think this craziness all started because of a piece of writing! That shows you the power of the written word.
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