Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday evolved into a national day of service. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Day of Service is […]
By Carol Mobley With the introduction of the Brownie camera, photography was easy for any amateur photographer. One popular subject was where one lived. The tradition is still alive and well. Even in the digital age, people are snapping pics of their houses. In the early 1900’s, traveling photographers would move from town to town with offers to photograph homes, […]
January 1 New Year’s Day January 14 Conrtinental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris (1784) January 20 Inauguration Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 27 Anniversary of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ending with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords (1973) January 28 Congress passed the Coast Guard Act, which combined the Revenue […]
By Robert Reed New Year’s Day has a distinguished past which has left behind a treasure trove of paper collectibles. They range from trade cards and early postcards to magazine covers and party programs. Granted there was precious little paper in 46 BC when Julius Caesar finalized the Roman calendar. The ‘New Year’ has begun on the first day of […]
By Roy Nuhn This month America once again celebrates the inaugural of an elected chief executive. Such ceremonies hark back more than two hundred years to April 30, 1789. On that long-ago Thursday, George Washington stood in New York City’s Federal Hall and was sworn in as our first president. More than 50 presidential swearing-ins have taken place during the […]
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