Presidential Births
President’s Day is celebrated in the United States on the 3rd Monday in February. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, two men considered to be great presidents, was born in this month. Each at one time had the anniversary of their births celebrated as a national holiday before those two holidays were combined into [...]
The Tramp’s First Appearance
Whenever anyone speaks of Charlie Chaplin, the image that will come to mind is his signature character, the Little Tramp. Chaplin himself called him The Little Fellow. The character rarely was referred to by any name onscreen.
The Little Tramp was first seen by the public when Keystone released the comedy short Kid Auto Races [...]
From Good to Bad
If the Revolutionary War had ended a couple of years earlier, the war’s biggest traitor would have been a national hero. Benedict Arnold was involved as an American Military leader in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 and the Battles of Saratoga in 1777.
But things changed after he was injured at the [...]
Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice occurs at the instant that the sun is the greatest distance away from the observer and their hemisphere.
The word solstice derives from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still).
During the Northern Hemisphere’s Winter, the earth is actually closer to the sun than in June/July. It is because the Northern Hemisphere [...]
The Many Names of Santa Claus
As tradition goes, at least in the United States, Santa Claus, a jolly old elf in a red suit riding a sleigh pulled by 8, or 9 counting Rudolf, comes from the North Pole traveling across the world delivering toys to all the good boy and girls.
Our vision of Santa Claus comes from many [...]
Pagan Christmas
Many of the Christmas traditions come from pagan practices. The date of Christmas was the date that Roman pagans celebrated the Birthday of the Invincible Sun God.
It’s possible that December 25 was selected as the date of Christ’s birth in the early days of Christianity as a way for all to participate.
Yule is [...]
Favorite Christmas Songs
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Many artists have recorded this lovely song since it was introduced by Judy Garland in the film Meet Me in St. Louis. The song was written for the film by lyricist Ralph Blane with the music composed Hugh Martin. Originally the song was to be dark, but Judy [...]
Thanks to Veterans
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended with the signing of the Armistice. November 11th since that day has been referred to as Armistice Day.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 was the first President to proclaim this day.
“To us in America, the reflections of [...]
About Halloween
Halloween has many different names such as: All Hallows Eve, Samhain, All Hallowtide, The Feast of the Dead, Haloween and All Saints Eve.
All Hallows Eve has its origins as a pagan celebration that dates back over 2000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts believed that on the night before [...]
A Day of Discovery
It was in the early morning hours of October 12, 1492 that the land was sighted by a sailor in the fleet of three ships Captained by Christopher Columbus. The sailor’sHis name was Rodrigo de Triana. With this Spain has been created with the discovery of the previously unknown land.
The date October 12th [...]
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