Second week of March, 2019 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

“I came to hazard all for the freedom of America.” - General Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779). He grew up in the struggle of Polish patriots against t..→

Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1747. He came to America in 1777, after fighting for Poland’s independence, and joined forces with General Washington. After saving ..→

The Chamorros, Guam’s indigenous people, settled the island approximately 4,000 years ago. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to visit the isla..→

The slave trade was a tragic episode in African history and began before August 1619 when the first slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. During the course of the slave ..→

Pope Gregory XIII add the event to the Gregorian calendar in 1582 on the day before Ash Wednesday, which Lent, the 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter Sund..→

In the late 1700s, as today, town citizens in Vermont held town meetings so that they could address the problems and issues they faced collectively. Popular matters of le..→

Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It occurs 46 days (40 fasting days, if the six Sundays, which are not days of fast, are..→

Teeth start to form even before you are born—milk teeth or baby teeth start to form when the baby is in the womb, but they come through when the child is between 6-12 mon..→

Luther Burbank developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants including fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. Among his creations are 113 varieties o..→

Women blink about 2 times more often than men. Interesting why? An average woman eats about 2-3 kilos of lipstick in her lifetime. Women usually tie the belt of a dressin..→

Bacterial meningitis, the most serious form, can cause inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, a blood infection, or both. The disease can be difficult t..→

In 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the countenance of Harriet Tubman will appear on a new $20 bill. Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross. She would la..→