Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts

Monday, November 11, 2019

Our freedom is their legacy

























































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Monday, February 12, 2018

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Happy birthday to our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.





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The first known public celebration of George Washington’s birthday occurs on February 12, 1781

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Friday, November 24, 2017

Preparations are underway to celebrate the holidays at the @WhiteHouse!

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Sunday, November 19, 2017

OPINION: What the first Thanksgiving can teach a divided America



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Saturday, November 11, 2017

To our nation's heroes: Thank you for putting on the uniform and fighting on our behalf.









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Sunday, May 14, 2017

Happy #MothersDay















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Monday, April 17, 2017

The Annual WHITE HOUSE Easter Egg Roll











First lady Melania Trump gave a shoutout Monday to U.S. troops as she welcomed visitors to the 139th annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

“I want to thank the military in this great nation and the servicemen and service women all around the world who are keeping us safe,” said Mrs. Trump, standing beside President Trump and their 11-year-old son Barron on the balcony of the White House residence.









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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Happy Easter













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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Chinese New Year is here





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Monday, January 16, 2017

"I have a dream": Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay
















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Did you know...
◼ The Republican Party - the party of Abraham Lincoln - was borne in 1854 out of opposition to slavery.

◼ The party of Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan was, as Jeffrey Lord points out in an article at the WSJ, the Democratic Party.

◼ The 13th (abolishing slavery), 14th (due process for all citizens) and 15th (voting rights cannot be restricted on the basis of race) Amendments to the Constitution were enacted by Republicans over Democratic opposition.

◼ The NAACP was founded in 1909 by three white Republicans* who opposed the racist practices of the Democratic Party and the lynching of blacks by Democrats.

◼ In fairness, it was the Democrat Harry Truman who, by Executive Order 9981 issued in 1948, desegregated the military. That was a truly major development. Yet - the military has been the single greatest driving force of integration in this land for over half a century.

◼ It was Chief Justice Earl Warren, a former Republican Governor of California appointed to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower, also a Republican, who managed to convince the other eight justices to agree to a unanimous decision in the seminal case of Brown v. Board of Education. That case was brought by the NAACP. The Court held segregation in schools unconstitutional. The fact that it was a unanimous decision that overturned precedent made it clear that no aspect of segregation would henceforth be considered constitutional.

◼ Republican President Ike Eisenhower played additional important roles in furthering equality in America. He "proposed to Congress the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 and signed those acts into law. . . . They constituted the first significant civil rights acts since the 1870s." Moreover, when the Democratic Governor of Arkansas refused to integrate schools in what became known as the "Little Rock Nine" incident, "Eisenhower placed the Arkansas National Guard under Federal control and sent Army troops to escort nine black students into an all-white public school."

◼ The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was championed by JFK - but it was passed with massive Republican support over 80%) in Congress and over fierce opposition from Democrats who made repeated attempts at filibuster. Indeed, 80% of the vote opposing the Civil Rights Act came from Democrats.( Women were added to the Act as a protected class by a Democrat who thought it would be a poison pill, killing the legislation. To the contrary, the Congress passed the Act without any attempt to remove the provision....

◼ Martin Luther King Jr. was the most well known and pivotal Civil Rights activist ever produced in America. His most famous speech, "I Had A Dream," was an eloquent and stirring call for equality. You can find it here. Rev. King was, by the way, a Republican.

◼ h/t, and credit to: Wolfhowling, who compiled this wonderful collection of links: Standing At The Crossroads - Identity Politics, Multiculturalism & The Melting Pot (Updated & Bumped)
◼ article in WSJ
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Monday, January 16 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15.

* To advance civil rights for blacks, Republicans started the NAACP on February 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The first black head of the NAACP was black Republican James Weldon Johnson who became general secretary in 1920 and wrote the lyrics to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Republicans also founded the HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) because Democrats were trying to prevent blacks from getting a good education.

◼ To Celebrate Black History Month, Congressman West took to the House Floor with a remarkable speech on the relationship between African-Americans and the Republican party - MUST WATCH.
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Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merry Christmas

















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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Tracking Santa Tonight?



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With Hanukkah beginning at sundown tonight, we wish you joy this holiday season as you celebrate the Festival of Lights. Happy Hanukkah!

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Happy #Hanukkah

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Today we express our deepest gratitude to all those who have served in our armed forces. #ThankAVet

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Happy #LaborDay California! Today we celebrate the innovation, skill, & hard work of all Americans across our great country.







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Monday, July 4, 2016

#Happy4th: Enjoy the fireworks!





HUMBOLDT:

◼ Nice night for the rockets’ red glare - Times-Standard
◼ A full list of the various events going on throughout the county can be found HERE

FORTUNA: An evening full of low-cost family fun is scheduled to take place at the eighth annual Fortuna Fireworks Festival. The festival includes a barbecue, music, fireworks, vendors, an apple pie-eating contest and many children’s activities. After dark, there will be a light show and outdoor dance party to entertain the crowd before the fireworks.

EUREKA: A fireworks show is planned over Humboldt Bay at 10 p.m. Donations are still being sought for the fireworks show. Make direct contributions to City of Eureka, 531 K St., Eureka, 95501. Attn: Pam.

ARCATA: No evening fireworks are planned in Arcata this year.

GARBERVILLE: The annual Fourth of July fireworks show — hosted by the Garberville Redway Area Chamber of Commerce and produced by Pyro Spectaculars — will begin around 9:30 p.m. and can be viewed from Benbow Lake State Recreation Area for a nominal day use fee of $ per car. There are picnic tables and barbecues on site. Parking is limited and is on a first come, first served basis.















































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#DontForgetOnThe4th that we're not celebrating "The 4th." ...it's INDEPENDENCE DAY

























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Monday, June 6, 2016

Muslims mark start of Ramadan, many under cloud of war



...Marking the divine revelation received by Prophet Mohammed, the month sees Muslim faithful abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk.

They break the fast with a meal known as iftar and before dawn have a second opportunity to eat and drink during suhur. The month is followed by the Eid al-Fitr festival.

But for many in Syria who have been accustomed to hardship after five years of war, this year's Ramadan was expected to be especially difficult, particularly in besieged cities and towns.

In Madaya, where some 40,000 people have been living under government siege for months, resident Mumina, 32, and her husband planned to break the fast using UN food handouts.

The package contain pulses and tuna cans but "there's no pasta, no meat, no dairy. We tried to plant some vegetables but the land isn't good for planting now," she said....
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