Tag: history
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President’s Day: Not Just Another Holiday…
Today, Monday, February 20th, 2023, is President’s Day, a day in which we honor our 46 presidents of the United States, from George Washington to our current president, Joseph R. Biden. Each president has done his due diligence in serving the country in times of success or in a time of need through good or…
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Lincoln’s Birthday and Super Bowl LVII
Well, today is the big day for all us football fans and all the American history buffs because today is the 214th birthday of our beloved 16th president Abraham Lincoln, born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky, but he would forever make Illinois his adopted home state (he’s buried at his tomb down in…
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Groundhog’s Day…The History of Why We Receive Weather Advice from a Pennsylvania Rodent
Groundhog’s Day, what is it and what does it have to do with a small beaver-looking rodent name Puxatawney from a small town in Pennsylvania and his so called “prediction” of the weather? Well, it’s been kinda funny trying to find out on why such an animal has such an effect on people and what…