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91St Stephens Day - December 26th
Among the many, originally religious but which now have many secular aspects as well, holidays celebrated during the Christmas Season is St. Stephens Day. St. Stephens Day is observed on December 26th and honors the Christian Church's first martyr. While mostly a minor religious holiday in the U.S. it is observed as Boxing Day in England and much of the Commonwealth and as Wren Day in Ireland.
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84Royal Society
In 1645, a group of twelve English intellectuals began to meet regularly at Oxford to discuss how they might further the ideas of Sir Francis Bacon about improving the world through science. They began...
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79Historic Williamsburg
Introduction. Williamsburg was the capital of the Virginia colony and State of Virginia from 1699 until 1780. It replaced Jamestown which had an ephemeral and unstable existence. An unfavorable location caused the abandonment of Jamestown in favor...
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78Here Are Some Helpful Tips When Living In A RV
Brian and I are now on our 3rd RV since becoming full-timers. In each one of our rigs, we have found what we would call "hidden wasted space" or we found where they left air pockets where cold, bugs & other...
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77Central London: Top Visitor Attractions and Places to See
Central London is certainly not short of visitor attractions. There is in fact so much to see and do in Central London that having some idea of what you don't want to miss prior to your visit makes the most sense. This page looks at some of the top tourist attractions in London and will help you decide what should or should not be on your agenda.
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78Visiting Oxford, England, and its Bridge of Sighs: Hertford College's noted architectural feature
For the question posed to the North American traveller in Europe: Did you see the Bridge of Sighs? make sure you know which Bridge of Sighs is being referred to. In fact, there are several Bridges of Sighs in Europe, including one in Cambridge...
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76Top Religious Sites of the World
Religion is some form or other has been around for a long time. It is hard to separate religion from for our cultural heritage in terms of art and architecture. All of the major religions: Islam,...
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75World War Two: The Home Front
By 1940, Poland, Czechoslovakia, France and all the other occupied countries of Europe, had fallen under the tyrrany of the Nazi jackboot. If Britain didn't defend itself, it would surely suffer the same fate. Everyone had to do their bit as the...
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74The Origins of Neoclassicism
Neo-Classicism, as its name would suggest, took its aesthetic cues from Greco-Roman architecture. The birth of Neoclassicism happened almost simultaneously across Europe and was founded in rebellion to absolute rule which was exemplified in the...
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72Places to Visit in the Arizona Desert
On February 14th in 1912 Arizona achieved statehood as the 48th state admitted to the Union. In 1931 Saguaro Cactus Blossom became the official Arizona State flower. The Cactus Wren became Arizona’s official bird in 1973. Arizona is known for...
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