Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It refers to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday when many Christians begin to fast for the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday. The feast of The Epiphany or The Three Kings closes the Christmas season and opens up a season of carnival. In some countries these carnivals …
(PCM) Tooth Fairy Day was concocted as a way to pay homage to the delightful deity known as the Tooth Fairy who graciously leaves money or small presents under the pillows of those who have lost a tooth, particularly young children. There is some debate as to whether the Tooth Fairy is celebrated in February …
February 28 in Pop Culture History National Tooth Fairy Day 1784 – John Wesley chartered the first Methodist Church in the United States. An Anglican, Wesley wanted a church structure for his followers after the Anglican Church abandoned its American believers during the American Revolution. 1827 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was incorporated. It …
February 27 in Pop Culture History 1703 – The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. 1801 – District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 – Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. ‘Taxation without representation.’ 1827- Masked and costumed students danced through the streets of New Orleans, …
February 26 in Pop Culture History 1616 – Galileo Galilei was formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun. 1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from Elba. 1829 – Levi Strauss was born. He never married, so, ironically, he didn’t get to pass his genes …
February 25 in Pop Culture History National Chili Day 1836 – Samuel Colt was granted a United States patent (#9430X) for his Colt revolver. 1901 – J.P. Morgan incorporated the United States Steel Corporation. 1919 – Oregon became the first US state to levy a gasoline tax by placing 1 cent tax on every gallon …
February 24 in Pop Culture History 1582 – The Gregorian Calendar, which most of the world uses today, was introduced. 1711 – The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel. It was the first Italian opera written for the London stage. 1863 – Arizona was organized as a United States territory. 1892 (Earthquake) Imperial …
February 23 in Pop Culture History 1455 – Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. Ironically, if there were newspapers at the time, we could be more confident about the date. 1739 – Richard Palmer was identified by his former schoolteacher, as the outlaw Dick …
International World Thinking Day is celebrated every year by both The Girl Scouts and The Girl Guides. It is also celebrated by some boy organizations. The point of International World Thinking Day is for Girl Scouts/Guides to think about their sister and brothers around the world. In recent years the holiday has been themed. There …
