June 19th, 2008
June 19 is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrated in Texas and in 26 other US states as well as the District of Columbia. The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 that the slaves in Galveston,Texas were liberated by Union General Gordon Granger. (Although, the “Emancipation Proclamation” went into effect on January 1, 1863, there was little […]
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June 11th, 2008
June 11 is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii, a public holiday that celebrates the life of the first king of a unified Hawaii. Kamehameha I, who ruled from 1782 to 1819, united the various Hawaiian islands into one kingdom in 1810. Known as the “Napoleon of the Pacific,” he is known for his advances in the […]
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March 26th, 2008
March 26 is Prince Kuhio Day in Hawaii. The day commemorates the birth of Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole in 1871. Kuho was prince to the throne of Hawaii when the island nation was overthrown by American residents in 1893.
Kuhio was imprisonned after the uprising. Upon his release, he traveled throughout the world in a sort of […]
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March 5th, 2008
March 6 is Alamo Day in San Antonio, Texas. This day commemorates the 13-day sieze that ended on March 6, 1836. It was at this battle that 200 Texans held out at the Alamo Mission against the larger and better-supplied Mexican army under General Santa Anna. Over 150 men were killed on March 6, […]
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March 2nd, 2008
March 2 is Independence Day in Texas. This marks the day in 1836 when the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-Brazos, a small town about halfway between presentday Austin and Houston.
At the time the Declaration was signed, Texan freedom fighters were under seige by the Mexican army under General Santa Anna at the […]
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February 12th, 2008
February 12 is Georgia Day in the “Peach State.” The day is the anniversary of the arrival of the first European colonists in what is now Savannah in 1733, led by James Oglethorpe on the HMS Anne.
The day is marked by parades, festivals, and reenactments.
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