From the monthly archives:

September 2008

History of Rosh Hashana

by Bill Petro on September 29, 2008 · 1 comment

in Jewish

HISTORY OF ROSH HASHANA

Rosh HaShana designates the beginning of the Jewish new year, starting at sundown this evening. “Rosh” is Hebrew for “head” and Rosh HaShana refers to the head of the year on the 1st day of Tishri, the seventh month. Judaism has a solar/lunar calendar system, in which the lunar reckoning predominates. The [...]

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History of Patriot Day: 9-11-2001

by Bill Petro on September 11, 2008 · 0 comments

in US

HISTORY OF PATRIOT DAY
With the following words and many others, President George W. Bush designated September 11 to be regarded as Patriot Day, or America Remembers:

By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On this first observance of Patriot Day, we remember and honor those who perished in the terrorist [...]

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History of the iPhone?

by Bill Petro on September 7, 2008 · 0 comments

in Tech Trends

HISTORY OF THE IPHONE?
I’ve written a couple of articles recently on the Apple iPhone 3G, one on what the first day of the iPhone 3G was like, and the other on how the launch of this 2nd generation device has turned out after the hype has worn off, some two months later. You can find [...]

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