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February 2 If Candlemas be dry and fair Half o winter’s yet to come and mair, If Candlemas be wet and fowl Half o winter’s gane at Yule. If Candlemas Day be fair and bright Winter will have another fight. If Candlemas Day brings cloud and rain Winter won’t come again. Happy Marmota Monax Day! Not every species gets a holiday. Holidays tend to revolve around the species homo sapien, but February 2 belongs …Read more 
January 23 John Hancock Break out those quills…today is National Handwriting Day. And by no coincidence it’s the birthday of Founding Father John Hancock, famous for signing his name on the Declaration of Independence large enough, so the story goes, for King George III of England to read it without his glasses. John Hancock made his fortune by inheriting his father’s shipping business. During the days of high British taxes, Hancock was charged with smuggling, but he …Read more 
January 21 [published January 21, 2009] Yesterday I walked into a church I had never been to before to watch the Inauguration of Barack Obama. About 200 people were crowded inside. A projector cast a larger-than-life image on the wall behind the altar– a live feed of the inauguration. The crowd was joyful, respectful, and united, as were crowds across the country. It was an unusual scene for liberals, who in recent decades …Read more 
3rd Monday in January Across from the Lorraine Motel, now the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee The above quote was from his Mountaintop speech, given one day before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Today we remember, not his tragic death, but his remarkable life. In the early 1980′s, Martin Luther King Day was a holiday in several states, but there was debate about whether King ‘deserved’ a federal holiday. After all only one other American had been …Read more 
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday – January 15 Observed 3rd Monday in January (January 16, 2012; January 21, 2013) Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. His birthday is observed in the United States on the third Monday in January. Calling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s address to the American people on August 28, 1963 the “I Cash a Check” speech may not have resonated as well as “I Have a Dream.” …Read more 
January 16 Blessed are you, Lord, our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. – Hebrew Kiddush January 17 is the birthday of three of the most iconic Americans ever: Benjamin Franklin, Muhammad Ali, and Al Capone. On January 16, 1919, the day before Alphonse Capone’s 20th birthday, the United States bestowed upon the new father and husband the best birthday present he could ever wish for: the 18th Amendment. 
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“Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, any more than our opinions in physics or geometry.” –Thomas Jefferson, The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786 On January 16th, the day after Martin Luther King’s birthday, Americans reflect on the above quote from Thomas Jefferson, from the Statute adopted on this in 1786. The holiday is not an official annual celebration, but must be proclaimed by the …Read more 
January 8 The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a National guitar, I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war, I’m going to Graceland, Graceland In Memphis Tennessee… …I’ve reason to believe We both will be received In Graceland Paul Simon, Graceland Today is the birthday of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll Elvis Presley. Though not an official holiday in any nation, it is …Read more |
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