Did you know that Dogs in Politics Day is also known as Checkers Day? But how are the 2 connected? In 1952, Richard M. Nixon was running for the office…
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Anne Hutchinson was an Englishwoman who was born in 1591. With her husband and their 11 children, they sailed to the New World because they wanted religious freedom, and they…
This is going to be a continuation from the post last month about the Mayflower and Speedwell. Speedwell and the Mayflower had set out from Southampton, England on August 5,…
Do you remember where you were that day, the morning of September 11, 2001? I was in college and had stopped my father-in-law’s office that morning. We sat quietly in…
September is National Honey Month because it marks the end of the honey collection season for a lot of beekeepers in the United States. National Honey Month is celebrated to…
So this is Eat Your Fruits and Veggies month! You may ask why eating fruits and vegetables is so important. Both are very important. Vegetables have disease and cancer fighting…
Women had been fighting for the right to vote since our country’s beginning. In the early 1900s, President Woodrow Wilson had been understanding towards women’s fight for the right to…
On August 26, 1920, President Woodrow Wilson and Congress passed the 19th Amendment, which officially gave women the right to vote. Women’s Equality Day was official made for August 26th…
Polynesian voyagers were the first people to come to Hawaii in the 700s. Then in the 1700s, American traders came to Hawaii to take the islands’ sandalwood and sell it…