First Sunday of Advent in the United States
The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year across many western churches in the United States. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on the Sunday nearest St Andrew’s Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ending on Christmas Day. Is First Sunday of Advent a Public Holiday? First Sunday of Advent is not a public holiday. It falls on воскресенье 28 ноябрь 2021 г. and most businesses follow regular воскресенье opening hours in United States. What Do People Do? Many Christians in the United States attend a church service on the first Sunday...
American Indian Heritage Day
American Indian Heritage Day, also sometimes known as Native American Heritage Day, recognizes the native American heritage, history and contributions. Some states recognize this day as a legal holiday or observance. Native American Heritage Day is not actually a public holiday. Government and public offices, businesses, and schools are not closed on this day but may hold special events and outreach programs to commemorate the annual observation. This year Maryland celebrates American Indian Heritage Day on November 26. Happy American Indian Heritage Day! We pay trib...
Native Americans say they “have no reason to celebrate” Thanksgiving
Native Americans spoke out about Thanksgiving saying, they “have no reason to celebrate.” And that is clear as a day. For Indians, celebrating Thanksgiving is the same as celebrating the Holocaust for Jews. While the whole US is divided by the racism, it is somehow forgotten how many indigenous people of America have been suffering racism for years. On Thursday, the members of Indian tribes from all over New England gathered in the seaside town of Plymouth to mourn their ancestors around the world who have suffered from racism and abuse for centuries, according to FOX Ne...
Photographers remember their experience of the September 11 terrorist attacks
On the 20th Anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the photographs who took the ones of the most memorable images of those deadly events reminisce their terrible experience of that historic day. The one of the most famous pictures of 9/11 is the image of “The Falling Man.” The photographer behind this photo, Richard Drew remembers: “I was standing on West Street and Vesey, right next to the World Financial Center," he recalled. "I was standing next to a police officer, and I think it was her that said, ‘Oh my Gosh, look at that!’ And we looked up and saw the...
Family members gathered at New York Ground Zero for 19th memorial service of 9/11
Hundreds of people arrived at Ground Zero today to honor the victims of the 9/11 tragedy marking the 19th anniversary of the 2001 attack at the World Trade Center in New York. The sad annual remembrance ceremony started on the Friday morning on 8:30 a.m. at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, where families and colleagues gathered to mourn the dead of the terroristic attacks. On this sacred day, we honor the innocent lives lost and recognize the courage of those who made the ultimate sacrifice save others 19 years ago. Watch the 19th anniversary of 9/11 commemoration ceremony at h...
SpaceX and NASA launched the first commercial spacecraft to orbit and start the new era of human spaceflights
After nearly a decade, the US has finally sent astronauts again out into the space. The first commercial built spacecraft and rocket designed by SpaceX is a huge milestone in space flights history. The capsule Crew Dragon has been launched into orbit Saturday. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/DRBfdUM7JA — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020 The spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:22 p.m. ET on a test flight to the International Space Station. This is a really key moment that kicks off the industry of the commercial space flights. “We’re at the dawn o...
The 4th Of July. This Day In History
On this day, July 4 1776: The Declaration of Independence is adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 days after the first volleys of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts and marked an ideological expansion of the conflict that would eventually encourage France’s intervention on behal...
February 22: The Signing of the Enabling Act of 1889, the Bombing of Nijmegen, and Other Events of the Date
A number of important events have taken place on February 22 in U.S. history. Here is our take on the most interesting and valuable of them. 1889 - The Signing of the Enabling Act of 1889 As America expanded Westward in the late 19th century, new territories were gaining statehood. The Enabling Act of 1889 (25 Stat. 676, chs. 180, 276–284, enacted February 22, 1889) was a statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America, as well as the splitting of the Territory of Dakota into North Dakota and South Dakota. The Territory of...
February 21: The Battle of Valverde, the Founding of NASCAR, and Other Events of the Date
A number of important events have taken place on February 21 in U.S. history. Here is our take on the most interesting and valuable of them. 1862 – American Civil War: Engagements in Confederate Arizona: the Battle of Valverde We’ve covered a number of battles fought in Mississippi, Virginia, and Tennessee, but how about the battles fought in the Wild Wild West? The Battle of Valverde, or the Battle of Valverde Ford, was fought from February 20 to 21, 1862, near the town of Valverde at a ford in Valverde Creek in Confederate Arizona, in what is today the state of New Mex...