Historical
History of St Joseph’s Day
Today, March 19, is Saint Joseph’s Day, or the Feast of St Joseph. It is celebrated by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Churches worldwide. The terms feast and festival are often used interchangeably and often refer to a religious holiday.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in FYI
"A-G-L-E-T, Aglet, don't forget it"
I know exactly what I'm going to do today. Or that's at least what I thought. You see, I have always longed for such trivial answers in life. Seeking a new-found purpose and striving to be just a certain of human being. One who finds certain facts to be very intriguing, if I say so myself. I understand if you guys aren't really going to get a good history lesson from me. But the song for it though, it'll make you want to do some of your own research on it.
By Noivad's Meops5 years ago in FYI
Uncommon Facts and Come Here To Read Them
Imagine you are sitting on a wooden bench, the green grass tickling beneath your feet and the warm breeze tugging at your hair. Maybe I should tell you this right now: Your hair contains traces of Gold! I know it’s crazy, but along with gold, your hair strand contains traces of 14 different elements.
By Silpa Sankar5 years ago in FYI
30 February Moments From History
Our world is constantly changing and moving forward, but none of our progress would've been possible without the people who came before us. We need to constantly remember, acknowledge and appreciate the history of our people and the planet we live on. Here are 30 events that took place in the month of February:
By Tone Breistrand5 years ago in FYI
Why the Soviet Union Advertised Products Consumers Could Not Buy. Top Story - March 2021.
In 1967–1991, over 6000 commercials were created to promote products that neither the Soviet government nor state-owned companies wanted to produce, according to the magazine Russia Beyond.
By Victoria Kurichenko5 years ago in FYI
The Epitome of Evolution
Many look to the skies to reflect on our place in the universe, looking up at whole galaxies that seem like twinkling stars to us, but that may have already extinguished themselves. Looking at the sky means looking at the past, and the illusion of time can fade away, with the past and present converging in merely perceiving. As much as we like to think about our place in the universe, we tend to forget to reflect on our place in an environment much closer to home, because it is our home - Earth.
By Ariana GonBon5 years ago in FYI
Vicious Beast to Victim: Folklore of the Tasmanian Tiger. Top Story - March 2021.
The Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine is an iconic Tasmanian animal that went extinct in 1936 when the last Tiger died in captivity. Today, the animal is steeped in myths and legends that have been weaved into its history since the nineteenth century. The Thylacine experienced varying treatment by groups that each had different values and dealings with it. This includes the contributions of a struggling scientific front in trying to understand the unfamiliar, farmers with inept farming practices and naturalists in support of the animal. Not many people are aware of why the Tiger is embraced as a state icon in Tasmania, Australia, and how the media and public perception evolved over centuries to end with a population with deep-seeded guilt and responsibility for the decimation of a species.
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in FYI
The US President on whom impeachment began, but what happened next?
Donald Trump has become the first president in American history to face impeachment twice in the same term. Impeachment is the process by which the President can be removed from office in America.
By Zeeshan Mushtaq Lone5 years ago in FYI
Witness To Tragedy
What would you think of a man who was present and yet not at all involved in 3/4 of the in-office assassinations of United States' Presidents. His proximity to untimely death made him feel "cursed." We might think this was a particularly unlucky person. Yet he was born as the closest thing we have to a royal family in the United States. Robert Todd Lincoln was born to President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln on August 1, 1843. He winessed death early and often as he was the only Lincoln child of his parents' four children to live to adulthood. Although, even then, he might have died an untimely death in his youth were it not for the sudden actions of a stranger whose surname would eventually be infamous.
By Thom Tyler5 years ago in FYI
Bleeding Kansas
I’ve always had a deep curiosity for morbid truths or hidden histories, and if I didn’t know of dark facts it wasn’t uncommon for me to create a dark story for places and people in my own mind. For that reason, when I was offered a chance to attend a historical ghost tour in the town where I live that I jumped on the opportunity. The first time that I attended a Ravenwynd Tour was in late summer of 2015. The tours take small groups of people on a small walk, the longest being maybe a mile and a half all the way around, to learn about the history of the buildings and if there are any known ghost activities reported in that location. Some of the information given goes beyond the path that the tour follows by telling some of the darker history for the local area. One of the area stories that stuck in my brain from the first tour and has since been added too on later tours is the story of the Bloody Benders. I am aware that a few true-crime podcasts and blogs have covered the story but there is more to it than a lot of people are aware so bear with me.
By Courtney Seever5 years ago in FYI
