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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
This link is from the Paul Revere house and gives the historical background of that historic night. This poem from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow made Revere's ride famous in history.... However, it is rather inaccurate, in that Revere--who was one of...
Holocaust Remembrance Day
The internationally-recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. In the Western calendar, it falls between early April and early May. (source) It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising against...
The King’s Speech…and the Queen’s Speeches too!
We live in challenging times. Whenever I face daunting, uncertain times, I often take great comfort from looking at people and events from the past. This helps me in several ways: 1. I realize I am NOT the first or only person to face hardships, 2. Others have...
Easter
Easter is the most important holiday in Christianity. Easter is the time when Christians celebrate the death and resurrection (when He came back from the dead) of Jesus! His overcoming death gives us the opportunity to have a new life in Him. Nature declares...
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