Leading to Independence
How much do you actually know about what happened on and around July 4, 1776? We all know that July 4th is the birthday of the United States, but is it really? Events that lead up to the birth of the United States started with a Resolution by Richard Henry Lee, a representative to [...]
The Chestertown Tea Party
Originally Published May 21, 2008:
During the 18th century the Maryland Eastern Shore town of Chestertown was a major seagoing port. The port town on the Chester River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, joined others in the cause to protest against King George III of Great Britain when asked to pay what they felt [...]
Memorial Day
*Portions of this post was published for Memorial Day 2007-08.
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 organized by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of former sailors and soldiers. It [...]
5th of May
The fifth of May sounds different when it’s said in Spanish. Cinco de Mayo. It’s not a holiday in the United States, although a lot of people do celebrate thinking it’s the Mexican Independence Day. It’s not and is not even generally celebrated in Mexico other then in one region, Puebla.
It was [...]
Partriots’ Day
It was on April 19, 1775 that has been determined to be the first battle of the American Revolution. It was on that day that the Battles of Lexington and Concord, near Boston were fought. The first shots were fired shortly after first light.
This day is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and [...]
Did You Know? – Easter
Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.
The first full moon after the Spring Equinox is also the date of the Jewish Holiday of Passover and is the first full moon of their year. It will also fall between March 22nd and April 25th.
The name [...]
Irish Traditions
St. Patrick is considered the Patron Saint of Ireland, but he was born in Britain. He was born near the end of the 4th Century to wealthy parents and was abducted by Irish Raiders and held in captivity in Ireland for 6 years. During this captivity he became a devote Christian.
He is believed [...]
The Battle After the War
The last major battle of the World of 1812 occurred on January 8, 1815 when the British lead by Sir Alexander Cochrane met the Andrew jackson led Americans. The battle on was the end of a British invasion that began on December 14, 1814. On that date a British fleet of 10,000 [...]
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night falls on the evening of January 5th or the eve of the Epiphany. It is the last night of the period called Christmastide, which begins on Christmas Day.
The song the 12 Days of Christmas relates to the days of Christmastide.
The Epiphany is the celebration of of the coming of the Magi. [...]
Happy New Year
This was has been my New Year’s Eve post the past two years. Have a Happy New Year.
The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon 4000 years ago. The Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon after the first day of [...]
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