Thanksgiving Celebrations from Around the World

I found this article about the history of  a day called "Thanksgiving "from around the world. Although the celebrations may be different days and came about for different reasons, it is basically a day to...

Mayra Andrade: Beats out a rhythm

"Closing her eyes and arching her neck backwards, the young Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade brings her palms to her collar bone and begins to beat out a rhythm from her home islands off the West Coast of...

Archeologists:French colonists of Lake Champlain

Proof that one culture (British)  builds over another Culture (French) to erase all trace of history in the 1700's America.It will certainly be interesting to see what develops in the future digs in Vermont....

Birth of American Values

"Today is the 400th anniversary of the establishment of Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States of America. At first, it was a disaster. Their plan was to...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

The Thanksgiving Story

"The Pilgrims who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were originally members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect). They had earlier fled their home in England and sailed to Holland (The Netherlands) to escape religious persecution. There, they enjoyed...

The First Thanksgiving

"In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is now known as the first Thanksgiving. While cooking methods and table etiquette have changed as the holiday has evolved, the meal is still consumed today with the same spirit of...

46 Thumbs Down for the Post-Colony | NSpace

In a few days time, we shall wakeup to another celebration of a kind…a 1st October .This time we shall be celebrating years of worrisome existence which could have been better considering the incredible...

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