Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Mon, 01 Jun 20 16:14:33 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF JUNE June represents the halfway point of the year, being the sixth of the twelve months of both the Gregori...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Sun, 31 May 20 16:41:30 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF PENTECOST The Feast of Pentecost is taken from the Greek word πεντηκόστη which means "the 50th," referring t...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Wed, 27 May 20 13:32:19 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE This week we celebrate the 83rd anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridg...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Mon, 25 May 20 18:15:21 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF STAR WARS The original Star Wars movie premiered on May 25, 1977. In 1976 I picked up a new science fictio...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Mon, 25 May 20 17:42:49 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY The city of Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, an American village on the National Historic Register, c...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Fri, 22 May 20 16:29:16 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY: WHICH WAR? Memorial Day was not universally recognized as a shared American Holiday until af...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Sun, 10 May 20 18:10:01 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MOTHER’S DAY The person most active initially in opposing the celebration of Mother’s Day is the very person...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Fri, 08 May 20 12:44:30 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF V-E DAY Seventy-five years ago today, World War II ended in Europe with the acceptance by the Allies of un...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Tue, 05 May 20 15:36:29 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF CINCO DE MAYO Cinco de Mayo is frequently regarded as the Mexican equivalent of the United States 4th of J...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Mon, 04 May 20 17:25:41 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MAY THE FOURTH (BE WITH YOU) May 4th or May the Fourth is a geek holiday that has gained popularity in rec...
