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The Boy Scouts of America is 100 years old today. I was never a Scout. My parents never had the time to take us. My little brother was a Cub Scout though. I guess they had more free time by the time my little brother came along. My son was a Cub Scout . . . → Read More: Happy Birthday Boy Scouts of America I am thankful to live in the greatest country on Earth! I love this commercial! It’s a wonderful example of American Exceptional ism! Today is Flag Day. Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States of America in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Flag Day is a big deal in my town. The annual Flag Day Ceremony each year at the Town Common starts the official Bristol Fourth of . . . → Read More: Flag Day 2010 Too many people have no idea what Memorial Day is. Here’s a reminder… It’s not about cookouts, hotdogs and hamburgers. On this day, March 23, 1775, at a meeting of the Colony delegates in Richmond Virginia, Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give me Liberty or give me death” speech in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. After over a decade of struggle with the crushing economic and political policies of the . . . → Read More: Give me Liberty or give me death! Today is Saint Joseph’s Day! For those of you unfamiliar with Saint Joseph’s Day, Saint Joseph is to Italians what Saint Patrick is to the Irish. But instead of soda breads, corned beef and cabbage, and beer, Italians celebrate with seafood, zeppoles, and beer. Saint Joseph’s Day is big in New York and Rhode . . . → Read More: Happy Saint Joseph’s Day! Sad news for Baby-Boomers. Fess Parker, who starred as both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, died yesterday at the age of 85. He also had a starring role in “Old Yeller”. So long Mr. Parker. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Here are a few facts about Saint Patrick’s Day… Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is believed to have died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. The feast day for Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick’s Day, has become a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. Saint . . . → Read More: Saint Patrick’s Day Quick Facts Albert Einstein was born on this day, March 14 in 1879 in Württemberg, Germany. Of course, Einstein is best known for his theory of relativity, E = mc². But did you also know that Albert Einstein was also a musician, a comedian, a Nobel peace laureate and a . . . → Read More: Happy Birthday Albert Einstein |
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