Massachusetts’ Merrimack College library promoting ‘National Day of Mourning’ for Thanksgiving, combat racism
The McQuade Library at Merrimack College in Massachusetts referred to Thanksgiving as a “#NationalDayOfMourning” on Sunday as it promote an article entitled “Decolonizing Thanksgiving: A Toolkit for Combatting Racism in Schools.” The toolkit, created by St. Mary’s University professor Lindsey Passenger Wieck, urges an approach that More...
George Richards and Tex Schramm are the reason the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys host football games on Thanskgiving
NFL football has become synonymous with Thanksgiving, nearly as much as turkey and stuffing, but where did it all start? Why do the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always host games on turkey day? Every year since More...
Historian Elizabeth Cobb repeats call for Trump, Steven Mnuchin to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
While there has been silence on the issue for quite some, Texas A&M historian Elizabeth Cobb repeated the call to put Harriet Tubman on the new $20 bill, stating that this would be “smart for the president, More...
How the world is divided on global warming, James Hansen and climate change
“If the current pace of the buildup of these gases continues, the effect is likely to be a warming of 3 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit [between now and] the year 2025 to 2050…. The rise in global temperature is predicted More...
New ‘Wonder Woman 2’ teaser logo confirms the film will be set in 1984
Fans learned that Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 2 would take place during the Cold War in the 1980s, but a Facebook post by DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns, indicates that the More...
Karl Marx’s birthday celebrated by NY Times, links #MeToo, Black Lives Matter to Marxism
Kyung Hee University associate philosophy professor Jason Barker wrote an op-ed for The New York Times recognizing the anniversary Karl Marx’s birthday. It’s titled: “Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were More...
Barbara Lee pays tribute to MLK on anniversary of assassination
Today, Congresswoman Lee released the following statement to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination: courtesy of Peter Max “Fifty years ago today, our nation was forever More...
The History of St Valentine, creation of the holiday
While cards, candy, flowers and romance take center stage to celebrate Valentine’s Day, it was on February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, More...
The First Groundhog Day: February 2, 1887 and the beginning of the Punxsutawney Phil traditions
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The legend of Punxsutawney Phil is born. According to More...
Disney celebrates National Spaghetti Day by announcing that ‘Lady and Tramp’ Walt Disney Signature Collection will arrive next month
What better way to ring in National Spaghetti Day than Disney announcing their 1955 romantic animated classic Lady and the Tramp will receive the Walt Disney Signature Collection treatment next month. From Disney: “Today More...
