Every year I write something about the actual history of this American holiday, versus the modern interpretation. I used to just send it to friends and family, and then last year I posted it on my blog. This year, I noticed some interesting stories in the news like this one about school teachers emphasizing the … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
One day I became curious how Lincoln’s Presidential Proclamation to reunify America turned into a feast of turkey legs, mashed potatoes, and pie. I mean it seems fairly certain at first glance that the American holiday today was a result of President Lincoln’s third day of Thanksgiving, October 3, 1863, when he brought to national … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
The United States is gradually advancing its efforts in the field of expanding awareness about codebreakers and the origins of modern computing, akin to the remarkable work undertaken by historians at Bletchley Park in England. An article featured in DCist sheds light on significant revelations associated with “Building E on the Foreign Service Institute’s leafy … Continue reading The Black Women of Arlington Hall Who Kept Tabs on American Companies Doing Business With Nazis
Tesla is so prone to failure, you can be sure their “no holiday” culture always will be ruining someone’s holiday somewhere. I’ve written here about a Thanksgiving fire and Christmas fire already. Both were horrible tragedies for people who unfortunately had a Tesla in their neighborhood. It’s time now of course to write about New … Continue reading Yet Another Tesla Megapack Fire: Charging Station Closed New Year’s Day