From the monthly archives:

January 2009

History of the Super Bowl

by Bill Petro on January 31, 2009 · 0 comments

in US

Super Bowl is a major American holiday. Is it a religious holiday? Here’s how.

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History of Inauguration Day

by Bill Petro on January 19, 2009 · 1 comment

in History

HISTORY OF INAUGURATION DAY
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Executive Oath of Office
The Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8

George [...]

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History of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Bill Petro on January 16, 2009 · 1 comment

in US

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HISTORY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr
Born on January 15, 1929, we celebrate a holiday in honor of a man who was not a president, nor an explorer, nor a saint, rather he was a Baptist minister and an American leader of the 1960s civil rights movement who was named after the Protestant Reformer [...]

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History of Epiphany

by Bill Petro on January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

in Audio, Christian, Christmas, History, Holidays

HISTORY OF EPIPHANY
January 6 is known in the Christian calendar as Epiphany. It is sometimes called the “Twelfth Night” being the 12th Day of Christmas. It signifies the event of the Magi, or Wise Men visiting the baby Jesus, and is known in certain Latin cultures as Three Kings Day. In the Eastern [...]

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