Grandparents day is a holiday that originated in the United States in 1978. It’s now recognized by a number of countries on various days of the year. In the United States, it’s always been celebrated on the Sunday after Labor Day, making Grandparents Day 2010 fall on September 12. Marian McQuade of Oak Hill,...
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Grandparents Day 2010 – What to do?
What is Labor Day? – An Explanation of the National Holiday
Many people know that the first Monday in September, September 6th this year, is Labor Day, however, not so many people know what Labor Day actually is, and what it started out as. Labor Day is a United States federal holiday which is observed on the first Monday of September. It started unofficially on...
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Michelle Obama Portrait Goes on Display in the ‘Americans Now’ Exhibition
Michelle Obama is getting a space in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington for the first time. There is a new exhibition that opened on August 20, 2010 and it will be open through June 19, 2011. It is called “Americans Now,” it’s drawn from the Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection. The exhibition features individuals...
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The Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2014
Every year in August the Beloit College come out with “Beloit College Mindset List”. This list tries to evaluate what is important in the lives of students aside from their campus live and list events that might be responsible for adding their touch to the quality of a class. The list is the mind...
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Prop 8 Has Been Overturned….Now What?
As most will have heard by now, Proposition 8 has been overturned in what was a widely expected move on the ban on gay marriage in the state of California. Despite opponents trying a last ditch filing to stay the ruling, there was no legal evidence to support a stay, and so Judge Vaughn...
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Sara Gilbert Speaks About Life as a Gay Parent
Pop Eater is reporting that Sara Gilbert, best known for her longtime role as Darlene on the hit sitcom ‘Roseanne’, has spoken about her sexuality, and about being a lesbian mother in a committed relationship, for the first time. Those of us who have followed Gilbert’s career and occasional press cuttings will not be...
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Redbull’s Annual Flugtag Event in Miami Today
Today is Redbull’s annual Flugtag event, hosted in Miami this year. “Flugtag” meaning “flying day” in German is the perfect name for the competition, hosted by Redbull, which has applicants submit their own home-made flying contraptions and launch them off of a 30-foot deck, usually like a flight deck on a military battleship, into...
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Google Pays Tribute to Important Piece of Americana this July 4th
It is not unusual for Google to change the image that spells out “Google” on their main page. The logo is constantly being re-designed to mark a holiday, or to pay triubute to someone or something. This 4th of July, Internet surfers in the United States awoke to find an interesting logo festively decorated...
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Happy Father’s Day
You were born on the Eastern Caribbean Island of St. Kitts and joined the Armed Forces of the United States from the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) and then did your duties in Vietnam. You are one of those veterans who seldom speak about your duties in that theater, but I have seen your...
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June 19th, Juneteenth or Freedom Day: What Is It All About?
Today is Juneteenth, or June, 16th. This day is also known as Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day. It is a holiday in the United States that honors African Americans and commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. State of Texas. The term, Juneteenth is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth....
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