This February’s full moon is named the Snow Moon. This moon is also known as a Raccoon Moon. It shines brightly on February 19, 2019. Historically, month names are names of moons in lunisolar calendars. Such names have gained currency in American folklore. They appear in print more widely outsideContinue Reading
Looking for words within words is challenging, especially when trying to isolate a specific person or time. The words found in TOM JONES will reveal more of the person if his title is used, as in PROFESSOR TOM JONES or TOM JONES, ESQUIRE. Adding a nickname also makes the termsContinue Reading
Sixteenth President, Abraham Lincoln BORN IN A CABIN IN HARDIN TO THOMAS LINCOLN, A CARPENTER.Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. His father’s name was Thomas Lincoln, a carpenter. RAISED BAPTIST; RESIDE IN INDIANA, ILLINOIS.Lincoln’s parents belonged to faction of the BaptistContinue Reading
Groundhog Day is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees a shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter willContinue Reading
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential electionsContinue Reading
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry and keptContinue Reading
The full moon on January 21, 2019 is the Full Wolf Moon. Historically, month names are names of moons in lunisolar calendars. Such names have gained currency in American folklore. They appear in print more widely outside of the almanac tradition from the 1990s in popular publications about the Moon.Continue Reading
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States from 1969 until 1974 and the only president to resign from the position. He had previously served as the 36th vice president of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and priorContinue Reading
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States (1850–1853), the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House. A former U.S. Representative from New York, Fillmore was elected the nation’s 12th vice president in 1848,Continue Reading
The 2018 United States elections were held Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections were the first elections to occur during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump. Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the United States Senate and all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives were contested.Continue Reading