Happy Cinco De Mayo…Here’s a little bit about the history of the holiday, since most, including myself have no idea what its about. History (according to Wikipedia) In 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez stopped making interest payments to countries that Mexico owed money to. In response, France[11] attacked Mexico to force payment of this debt. [...]
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17 Mar
Happy St. Patricks Day! – History, Event
Here’s a little back story on this holiday. Not that you’ll remember after you celebrate, but enjoy. Little is known of Patrick’s early life, though it is known that he was born in Roman Britain in the fifth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father and grandfather were deacons in the Church. At the [...]
24 Feb
Politifact – News
This site is a good source of political information. It does fact checks on statements made by politicians as well as monitors the president’s promises to this nation. If you like news and politics, follow the site. http://www.politifact.com -From Rud
22 Feb
Natural History Museum – History, Events
I found out today from the TV screen at my doctors office that there’s something going on at the natural history musuem every first friday of the month. They stay open late for dinner and have concerts. Natural history museum is a good time, possible date activity and generally a good asset to this city. [...]
19 Feb
Ancient time line – History
History fascinates me, we as humans have a incredible story and I believe its empowering to know as much as possible about the roots from which you came. This is a time line of early history that I found on google…something worth a look I’d say. s0rry for the longest link of all time; http://www.google.com/search?q=sumerians&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=3B4&sa=X&tbo=p&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbs=tl:1,tl_num:100&ei=4kx-S6GZJJLetgPcuNz8Cw&oi=timeline_navigation_bar&ct=timeline-navbar&cd=3&ved=0CHwQywEoBA [...]
