February 18 marks Presidents Day in America for 2019. George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. However, his birthday is observed as a federal holiday the
February 17, 2011 becomes Bloody Thursday as multiple pivotal events occur during the Arab Spring. Libyan protests begin against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. Meanwhile in Bahrain, government security forces launch a
On February 16, 1923, Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The event sets off a kind of Egyptomania that hasn’t really ceased into the 21st century. We
February 15 is Singles Awareness Day. Some singles though may be too busy seizing life to notice if one takes a cue from Cheryl Strayed’s Wild. With a life in
February 14 is Valentine’s Day. There are as many wonderful romances as there are bright stars in the sky. In the nebulous contemporary canon though, there appears The Fault in
February 13 marks Galentine’s Day in American culture. It is a day women are able to celebrate themselves and their relationships with other women. February 13 also sometimes marks Mardi
On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. His life is a journey of passing worlds. He begins his life in a cabin in the Kentucky wilderness
On February 11, 1979, the Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Nobel prize winner and human rights lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, is a voice
On February 10 1567, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled after an explosion occurs at the Kirk o’ Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland. Assassination
On February 9, 1881, Fyodor Dostoyevsky passes away. Of all his works, Crime and Punishment may be globally the best known. He was forced to pause the work while facing