HISTORY Q&A: A Brief History of (What You Think Is) Presidents’ Day The first thing to know: it’s not officially called Presidents’ Day Source: Time, 2-20-12 Roger Viollet Collection / Getty Images To set the record straight, today isn’t actually Presidents’ Day. It is still known as Washington’s Birthday, according to the federal government and [...]
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History Q&A February 20, 2012: What is Presidents’ Day Officially Called? Washington’s Birthday — A Brief History of (What You Think Is) Presidents’ Day
Posted by bonniekaryn on February 20, 2012
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History Q & A February 14, 2012: Why do we Celebrate Valentine’s Day? The Roman Origins & Christian History of Valentine’s Day
HISTORY Q&A: Valentine’s Day: Why Do We Celebrate It? (Hint: Naked Romans) Source: National Geographic, 2-13-12 Ancient Roman priests are depicted striking women in a Lupercalia fertility rite. Illustration by Labrouste Del., Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy John Roach for National Geographic News Where did Valentine’s Day come from? (Think naked Romans, paganism, and whips.) [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on February 14, 2012
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History Q&A: Was the First Thanksgiving a religious celebration?
HISTORY Q&A History Q&A: Was the First Thanksgiving a religious celebration? Source: Daniel Burke, Washington Post, 11-17-11 If you want to prepare for Thanksgiving like a real Pilgrim this year, here’s what you should do: Cancel the plane reservations. Stop jotting down recipes. Leave the libations alone. For the Pilgrims and Puritans, “thanksgiving” days were [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on November 23, 2011
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History Q & A: Columbus Day Myths
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP IN FOCUS: COLUMBUS DAY 2011 Q&A Columbus Day: 5 Things You Didn’t Know Source: ABC News, 10-10-11 As today’s Columbus Day celebrations begin, marking Columbus’ 1492 arrival in the New World, here are some little-known facts about the explorer celebrated by Italian-Americans across the United [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on October 10, 2011
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History Q&A: How Many Hurricanes Have Hit New England Before Hurricane Irene?
HISTORY Q&A: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. HISTORY Q&A HISTORY NEWS: NEW ENGLAND HURRICANES IN HISTORY SUFFOLK [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on August 27, 2011
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History Q & A: What is the Debt Ceiling and it’s History?
History Q & A Everything you need to know about the debt ceiling in one post Source: Ezra Klein and Dylan Matthews, Washington Post, 7-22-11 What it is: The debt ceiling is a legal cap on the amount of money the Treasury can borrow to fund existing government functions. It essentially authorizes the Treasury to [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 22, 2011
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History Q & A: What Event in U.S. History Most Resembles the Debt Ceiling Crisis of 2011
History Q & A Debt Ceiling Showdown, 2011 & Shays Rebellion 1786: For Debt Crisis Lessons, Look Back 225 years Source: John Blake, CNN, 7-22-11 Shays’ Rebellion, an armed uprising in Massachusetts in the 1780s, may offer lessons in today’s standoff over the debt ceiling. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Same issues in today’s debate over debt [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 22, 2011
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History Q&A: How Have Presidents Dealt with the Nation’s Debt & Deficit in the Past?
HISTORY Q & A History Q&A: How Have Presidents Dealt with the Nation’s Debt & Deficit in the Past? Room for Debate: Presidents and Their Debts, F.D.R. to Bush Source: NYT, 7-21-11 Introduction Associated Press Clockwise from top left: Ronald Reagan and James Baker in 1988; Richard Nixon, who would later call himself a Keynesian, [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 21, 2011
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History Q & A: Did Party Members Defect from their Party’s Nominee for Speaker of the House in Past?
Democrats’ defection from Pelosi is historic By Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizza, Washington Post, 1-6-11 How divided are Democrats’ right now? With 19 Democrats withholding support from Nancy Pelosi for House speaker on Wednesday, it represented the largest defection from a party’s speaker nominee in nearly a century. The resistance in the Democratic Party to [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on January 6, 2011
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Q & A: Did Republicans Apply an Ideological Test to Bill Clinton’s Supreme Court Nominees?
HNN, 7-25-05 Did Republicans Apply an Ideological Test to Bill Clinton’s Supreme Court Nominees? By Bonnie Goodman Ms. Goodman is a graduate student at Concordia University and an Assistant Editor at HNN. Even before he selected Appellate Court Judge John G. Roberts for the Supreme Court President Bush argued that any person he nominated would [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 25, 2005
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Q & A: How did the Present Alternative Minimum Tax come into Existence?
HNN, 6-20-05 How did the Present Alternative Minimum Tax come into Existence? By Bonnie Goodman Ms. Goodman is a graduate student at Concordia University and an Assistant Editor at HNN. Why are more and more people having to pay the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)? And what is it? This controversial tax was enacted as part [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on June 20, 2005
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Q & A: What Did Condi Rice’s Nomination in the 21st Century Have in Common with Henry Clay’s in the 19th?
HNN, 2-14-05 What Did Condi Rice’s Nomination in the 21st Century Have in Common with Henry Clay’s in the 19th? By Bonnie Goodman Ms. Goodman is a graduate student at Concordia University and an HNN intern. On January 26, 2005 history was made when the Senate confirmed Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state by a [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on February 14, 2005
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Q & A: How Have Wartime Inaugurations Been Handled in the Past?
HNN, 1-17-05 How Have Wartime Inaugurations Been Handled in the Past? By Bonnie Goodman Ms. Goodman is a graduate student at Concordia University and an HNN intern. Looking at earlier wartime inaugurations the trend was toward simple ceremonies such as James Madison’s in 1813, Abraham Lincoln’s in 1865, Woodrow Wilson’s in 1917, Franklin Roosevelt’s in [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on January 17, 2005
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Q & A: How Many October Surprises Have There Been?
HNN, 10-25-04 How Many October Surprises Have There Been? By Bonnie Goodman Ms. Goodman is a graduate student at Concordia University and an HNN intern The first election in which an “October Surprise” played a role in the campaign was in 1864. Thereafter it was a central concern in the campaigns of 1956, 1964, 1968, [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on October 25, 2004
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