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Mother's Day Quotations

  Mother's Day Quotations   Need a suggestion for your Mother's Day card?   compiled by Christine Frantz     To describe my…

The "D" in D-Day

The Question: What does the "D" in D-Day stand for? The Answer: Nothing. Or maybe "Day." It is widely believed that the "D" in D-Day stands for "…

The Dog Days of Summer

The Question: Could you find me information about the old myth about the "Dog Days of Summer?" The Answer: The origins of the saying The Dog…

Nurse's Day History

The Question: When is Nurses' Day observed? The Answer: National Nurses' Week is celebrated May 6-12 each year. Although a National Nurses' Day was first…

Earth Day: Energy

Energy: Production & Consumption Find out which countries use and produce the most energy, how much the U.S. consumes, where the largest nuclear power plants in the U.S. are…

Daniel Day-Lewis

actorBorn: 4/29/1957Birthplace: London, England Gifted British actor, perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of the handicapped writer Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989). Day-…

St. Patrick's Day

Politics, culture, crossword puzzles, quizzes, and more     Special Features St. Patrick's Day: Until Recently, More Dallas than Dublin How the Irish celebrate their holiday…

Thanksgiving Day Parade

  Thanksgiving Day Parade   A holiday tradition celebrates its 75th anniversary   by John Gettings     For three-quarters of a century the Macy's…

Thanksgiving—A Day of Mourning

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 2: Voice of Native Americans by Neil Miller The campaign to make a regional holiday into a national celebration was realized on October 3, 1863…

Thanksgiving—A Day of Mourning

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 3: America's Identity by Neil Miller There are obstacles to reconciliation on the Plymouth side as well as the Native American side. One is the…