From the monthly archives:

March 2009

History of St. Patrick's Day

by Bill Petro on March 16, 2009 · 2 comments

in Christian

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or email newsletter. Thanks for visiting!ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Although much of the life of the patron saint of Ireland is shrouded in legend, he was probably born around the year 389. What we do know about him comes from his book, “The Confession”, which [...]

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History of the Ides of March

by Bill Petro on March 13, 2009 · 0 comments

in Secular

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HISTORY OF THE IDES OF MARCH
According to the ancient Roman calendar, the ides fell on the 13th of the month with the exception of the months March, May, July, and October, when it fell on the 15th.
It was on March 15, 44 B.C. that the Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated. Contrary to popular belief, [...]

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History of the Beach Boys

by Bill Petro on March 7, 2009 · 1 comment

in History

CONCERT REVIEW: THE BEACH BOYS AT THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Nothing says fun, fun, fun more than walking into the Arnold Hall at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs than seeing attendees in their ’60s and ’70s who have “brought their own bottle”… of oxygen. Admittedly, the Academy is located 7,250 feet above [...]

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History of Daylight Saving Time

by Bill Petro on March 6, 2009 · 0 comments

in Science

HISTORY OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
It seems like only yesterday that we discussed the end of Daylight Saving Time, or DST, a brilliant campaign to convince people that we’re getting more daylight each day, when in reality we’ve simply changed our clocks and then forgotten about it within two weeks. Actuality, it was [...]

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History of Square Root Day

by Bill Petro on March 3, 2009 · 2 comments

in Humor

HISTORY OF SQUARE ROOT DAY
Historically, also known as “A Day for Squares” this holiday is celebrated either on years where the date and month, being equal numerically, can be multiplied together to equal the last two digits of the year… or on days  when multiplied against their numerically equal month produce a squared year number.
In [...]

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