The New Year In Madrid, Spain, people count down the last minutes of the old year by popping grapes into their mouths. In the southern part of the U.S., black-eyed peas are eaten on New Year's Day…
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Washington, DC—October 3, 1863 Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. The year that is drawing toward its close has been…
by Elissa Haney Dr. Carter G. Woodson Americans have recognized black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not know is…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln. 1 City (1990 pop. 15,418), seat of Logan co., central Ill., in a farm area; inc. 1865. It is a shipping and industrial center in an agricultural area with light manufacturing…
(Encyclopedia) Montcalm, Louis Joseph deMontcalm, Louis Joseph demŏntkämˈ, Fr. lwē zhôzĕfˈ də môNkälmˈ [key], 1712–59, French general. His name in fuller form was Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon,…
(Encyclopedia) hajjhajjhäj [key], the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or “pillars”) of Islam. Its annual observance corresponds to the major holy day id…
(Encyclopedia) Baha'iBaha'ibähäˈē, –hīˈ, bə– [key], religion founded by Baha Ullah (born Mirza Huseyn Ali Nuri) and promulgated by his eldest son, Abdul Baha (1844–1921). It is a doctrinal outgrowth…
(Encyclopedia) Thanksgiving Day, national holiday in the United States commemorating the Pilgrims' celebration of the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony in 1621, after a winter of great starvation…
(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814–69, American statesman, b. Steubenville, Ohio. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1836 and began to practice law in Cadiz. As his reputation grew, he…
