I have never heard of this version of the New Years holiday. Something new I can pass along to my bi-racial grandchildren and their children, as a learning tool from their silent ancestors.
Unless a person could travel back through history no one person can possibly know real history, except for what they have heard from generational stories and documented accounts.
This is one version!
What's the story behind St. Patrick?
Different people and religions have different reasons for and against it.
How is Easter determined each year?.
Why do you observe Easter Sunday?
I always wondered why we did may baskets, left them on doorsteps, knocked and then ran...
I have always been a fan of tap dancing...This man is so smooth with it!
All I can say is smooth & classy...
Fred was born May 10, 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska and died June 22,1987.
They say he never stopped dancing til his death. He remarried after his wife's death in 1980 and it is said he died in his wife's arms at age 88 from pneumonia.
Not many probably know this but Michael Jackson revered Fred Astaire and Mr. Astaire watched many up and coming dancer/performers but he saw Michael as his successor.
Armed Forces Day:
Those currently serving
Veterans Day:
Those who have served
Memorial Day:
Remembering those no longer with us who sacrificed their lives
Memorial Day is more than a holiday and a day off work, beer and bar b que....
We need to remember to appreciate waking up by the sunlight and going to sleep by moonlight...in peace each day!
We all live in the land of the free because of the brave...Let that sink in!!!!
Toby Keith was born July 8, 1961 and died February 5, 2024 at home in his sleep of stomach cancer.
He was a country singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and businessman.
His song rings true about his father being a one-eyed vet...Toby never served but his father taught him to always respect the veterans.
He dedicated much time to supporting service members.
Billy Ray Cyrus had a real life encounter with the man in his song, Sandy Kane in the late 1980s.
Too many of us take our 24/7/365 freedom for granted every day when we wake up complaining and go to sleep at night unhappy about how our day was.
I have the words on a plaque on my front door "home of the free, because of the brave".
Think about that this year at the family bar b que or while you are home from work popping open that beer!
Melvin Lee Greenwood was born October 27, 1942 in South Gate, California. He has been a country music singer-songwriter saxophonist and harmonica player since the 1960s.
He never served in the military due to 3A deferment for family hardship because he was a father at 17.
This is just a quick history by one person but I am sure you can find more in depth versions.
Listening to vinyl records back in the day was something special but to be able to buy them now days is really awesome for those of us who want to recapture nostalgic memories.
I remember saving my allowance every week or babysitting money when I got it to go to the local store and buy a new record...If memory serves me right they were like .99 and .88 on sale, if you were lucky.
Those were the days !
Juneteenth, (June 19th) was declared by President Joe Biden as a national holiday in his administration 2021.
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