Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Sat, 08 May 21 15:21:49 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MOTHER'S DAY The person who initially was most active in opposing the celebration of Mother’s Day is the ver...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Fri, 07 May 21 15:21:11 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF V-E DAY Seventy-six years ago today, World War II ended in Europe with the acceptance by the Allies of unc...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Wed, 05 May 21 16:31:23 +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 Jul...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Tue, 04 May 21 15:08:16 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MAY THE FOURTH (BE WITH YOU): STAR WARS DAY May 4th or May the Fourth is a geek holiday that has gained popu...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Sun, 02 May 21 14:01:18 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE Churches around the world celebrated a quadricentennial, plus 10: 410 years ago marked...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Sat, 01 May 21 14:09:36 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF MAY DAY May Day is many things to many people. Etymologically, it is a homophone (same sounding word) for th...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Thu, 29 Apr 21 14:04:29 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF THE LIBERATION OF DACHAU: APRIL 29, 1945 I remember what my father had told me of his involvement in the lib...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Sun, 25 Apr 21 13:54:43 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST: WHICH MARK? Mark the Evangelist is the author of the earliest written gospel, the G...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Fri, 23 Apr 21 15:51:24 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON Saint George's Day is April 23, likely the day of his martyrdom. He is often depict...
Post by Bill Petro (@billpetro) on Thu, 22 Apr 21 16:30:47 +0000 View Full Post HISTORY OF EARTH DAY April 22 is called Earth Day because it both commemorates and celebrates the observance of the ann...
