Flowers by the numbers
In 2022, lovers and friends spent more than $2.3 billion on flowers for Valentines Day, according to Statista, the equivalent of the all-time high in…
Category: Seasonal
$pecial $weets for your Valentine
If your lover loves chocolates, then maybe any heart-shaped box will do, but if you have a cool $14,000 around, try the Gargantua by The Ross. Packed in a…
Black History Month: The daring life of Robert Smalls
He was a man seemingly doomed to live an obscure life, but Robert Smalls’ daring life defied expectations. Born into slavery in the salty coastal marshes…
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil ignores the experts
Groundhogs have been said to predict spring weather for hundreds of years, but Punxsutawney Phil (and his predecessors) has been doing it professionally…
Presidents’ Day is Feb. 20: George Washington: A leader and more
On Feb. 20, Presidents’ Day, we mark the 292nd birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. No American has been more…
Ranch dogs show their courage and energy
This month, one dog will win the $5,000 prize in one of the dog world’s more obscure contests (certainly not the glamorous Westminster) — the Farm Dog of…
100 years ago in 1923
* Rosewood Massacre destroys the majority-Black town of Rosewood, Florida. * Southeastern Michigan received a record 6 inches of snow in May. * Yankee…
Brazil’s New Year traditions abound
You probably know that Brazil is famous for its elaborate celebration of Carnival (Feb. 17 to 22), where in Rio de Janeiro alone, two million people…
January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The speech that changed the world This year, 2023, will mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous speeches in American history, and perhaps the…
Here’s why January 1 begins each new year
A new year is upon us. Yet have you ever wondered why New Year’s Day is on New Year’s Day? Typically, holiday dates aren’t simply pulled out of a hat, but…