Thursday, May 5, 2016, is a day of remembrance for six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust by Gerry Brown The motto "Work Makes Free" is inscribed in the gates of the first Nazi…
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…
Dog Days of Summer The origins of the name for the most sultry days of the season Source: Columbia Encyclopedia Dog Days is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from…
April 22, 2017, marks the 47th anniversary of Earth Day—a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Organizers started Earth Day in response to a…
Celebrating the departure of British forces by Liz Olson A state holiday celebrated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on March 17 each year, Evacuation Day commemorates the day British…
(Encyclopedia) Day, John, 1522–84, English printer. At his London shop Day designed and made type for himself, but not for sale. His types included musical notes and the first Anglo-Saxon type. He…
The first commemoration of Columbus took place in 1792
by Borgna Brunner 1792 The first celebration commemorating Christopher Columbus's landing in the New World takes place in…
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…
