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A Poem for Native American Heritage Day
The Friday after Thanksgiving has been designated as Native American Heritage Day in the U.S. since 2008, but some Native Americans feel the day is a poor choice, since it coincides with the aggressive capitalism and greed of ‘Black Friday,’ annual … Continue reading
If You’re Cynical About Valentine’s Day – This is For You
I went into marriage at age 34, after a long series of failed relationships — but I have never been more certain that it was absolutely the right choice, because it took all those failures to teach me what to value in … Continue reading
A Poem for the Lunar New Year
Lynda Hull (1954-1994), American Poet; as a teenager, she ran away from home. For the next several years, Hull lived in various Chinatowns across North America and married a Chinese immigrant. After reconnecting with her family in the early 1980s, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Poem for the Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, Lynda Hull
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Holidays – a poem
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), was the most popular American poet of his day, and one of the first American celebrities who was also known in Europe. Though he was a very private man, who suffered greatly from neuralgia (nerve pain), his … Continue reading
ON THIS DAY: October 6, 2020
October 6th is American Libraries Day * Mad Hatter Day * National Badger Day National Noodle Day Physician Assistant Day _______________________________ MORE! Settimia Caccini, Lonnie Johnson and Ayten Mutlu, click
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Tagged Ayten Mutlu, Fannie Lou Hamer, Henri Christophe, Liu Yang, Lonnie Johnson, Settimia Caccini, Tomas Tranströmer
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ON THIS DAY: October 5, 2020
October 5th is Apple Betty Day Chic Spy Day * Do Something Nice Day World Teacher’s Day * International Day of No Prostitution * _______________________________ MORE! Bing Xin, Chief Joseph and Zahida Hina, click
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Tagged Bing Xin, Chief Joseph, Lech Walesa, Mafika Pascal Gwala, Maya Lin, Michèle Pierre-Louis, Zahida Hina
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ON THIS DAY: October 4, 2020
October 4th is World Animal Day * National Taco Day National Vodka Day Golf Lover’s Day * Ship in a Bottle Day * Improve Your Office Day _____________________________________ MORE! Violetta Parra, Leonard Bernstein and Diahann Carroll, click
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Tagged Buster Keaton, Diahann Carroll, Frederic Remington, Leonard Bernstein, Lucy Tayiah Eads, Violetta Parra, Zinha Vaz
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ON THIS DAY: October 3, 2020
October 3rd is Boyfriend Day National Soft Taco Day National Techies Day * Pumpkin Seed Day Walk to School Day ______________________________ MORE! Eleonora Duse, Thomas Wolfe and Buket Uzuner, click
ON THIS DAY: October 2, 2020
October 2nd is Custodial Workers Day Fried Scallops Day Guardian Angels Day * Name Your Car Day World Farm Animals Day * International Day of Non-Violence * _____________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Montagu, Nat Turner and Joan Baez, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Diane Abbott, Dr Margaret Chung, Elizabeth Montagu, Francisco Morazán, Joan Baez, Mahatma Gandhi, Nat Turner
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