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St. Patrick's Day: More Dallas than Dublin

A short history of the holiday by Borgna Brunner Related Links Irish Saints Irish Movies Quiz: Irish English Quiz: Irish Literature & Folklore Quiz Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank…

midsummer day and midsummer night

(Encyclopedia) midsummer day and midsummer night, names given to the feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24) and the preceding night (St. John's Eve, June 23). Because midsummer is…

Louise Day HICKS, Congress, MA (1916-2003)

HICKS, Louise Day, a Representative from Massachusetts; born Ann Louise Day in South Boston, Mass., October 16, 1916; attended the public schools; graduated from Wheelock Teachers’ College,…

Samuel DIBBLE, Congress, SC (1837-1913)

DIBBLE, Samuel, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., September 16, 1837; pursued an academic course in Bethel, Conn., and Charleston, S.C.; attended the College of…