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TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 12/19/20 – VALLEY FORGE DAY

On December 19th, 2020   /   National Days   /   Leave a comment

On December 19, 1777, George Washington’s Continental Army settled into their winter quarters. Only trouble was, there were no quarters, just a freezing cold valley. To keep his men warm, General Washington set them to work chopping down trees, dragging them for miles back to camp, and […]

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TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 10/11/20 – GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY!

On October 11th, 2020   /   National Days   /   Leave a comment

There are several reasons why we have parades in his honor, and bridges named after Kazimierz Michał Wacław Wiktor Pułaski (1745-1779), or, as Americans call him; Pulaski. We just don’t know them. Still, we like to celebrate GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY! Certainly one reason has to be […]

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TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 9/9/20 – UNITED STATES NAMING DAY!

On September 9th, 2020   /   National Days   /   Comments Off on TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 9/9/20 – UNITED STATES NAMING DAY!

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 […]

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TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 7/6/20 – DOLLAR DAY!

On July 6th, 2020   /   National Days   /   Leave a comment

Today really is all about the Benjamins. And the Georges and Abrahams and Ulysses and Andrews and Alexanders. It was July 6, 1785 when the brand new country called the United States of America decided it was about time they had their own currency, making today NATIONAL […]

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TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY, 6/14/20 – FLAG DAY!

On June 14th, 2020   /   National Days   /   Leave a comment

It was 242 years ago today, June 14, 1777, and our Revolution wasn’t going well. The British Empire was pretty much kicking Colonial butt and chasing the Continental Army across 3 New England states. It didn’t look good for the rebels. Enter Betsy Ross with her 13 […]

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DOPOTO REPORTS: DEMOCRACY TAKING WING. CAN NEW YORK CITY BE FAR BEHIND?

On February 21st, 2011   /   D.O.P.O.T.O., Humor   /   Leave a comment

At the Department Of Pointing Out The Obvious (DOPOTO), researchers and senior analysts alike have been immersed in the exciting developments in the Middle East. First Tunisians ousted their government, followed swiftly by Egypt, which overthrew 30 years of Hosni Mubarek’s oppressive dictatorship in just 18 peaceful […]

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