The United Colonies of America? Between July 4th and September 9th, 1776, that’s what America was called, but the sound of “UCA! UCA!” didn’t cut it with members of the Continental Congress, so they officially changed it after running through most of the alphabet for the letter that would sound best when chanted at sporting …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 9/9/23 – UNITED STATES NAMING DAY! Read More »
The place was Runnymede, England, the King was John, the language of the document was Latin. Still, this was a world history-changing day for every nation, and we rightfully celebrate INTERNATIONAL MAGNA CARTA DAY! In what seems today like a grudging admission from a king that his will was not absolute and that people other …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 6/15/23 – MAGNA CARTA DAY! Read More »
Also called “Freethinker’s Day,” today we celebrate the man who pioneered political blogging, and remains one of the most influential freethinkers ever on NATIONAL THOMAS PAINE DAY! Free thought supports reason over faith, and rejects arbitrary authority, the very definition of the man. Thomas Paine’s self-published pamphlet “Common Sense” (1776) kickstarted the American Revolution and …
TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 1/29/23 – THOMAS PAINE DAY! Read More »
