April 3, 2011 marked the 151st anniversary of the Pony Express. On this day in 1860, the first Pony Express mail traveled by horse and rider relay teams from St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California....

This Thursday, March 31, will mark the 122 anniversary of the dedication of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on March 31, 1889. The ceremony was presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer,...

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, and it is the religious feast day and the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday...

We left off last week with King Henry VIII, after he beheaded his second wife, Anne Boleyn and was formally betrothed to Jane Seymour. On May 30, 1536, they were married, but unlike the previous two queens,...

As promised, this week’s Did You Know segment will feature my favorite period in time: King Henry VIII. This is a topic that I can speak hours about and write pages on, but I promise not to bore you...

Could your particular love story be a romance that could change the course of history? Well, probably not, but with Valentine’s Day happening this week, this seems like a good time to look at some romances...

February 6, 2011 marked the 59th anniversary of the day that Elizabeth II became queen on February 6, 1952. This is not to be confused with June 2, 1953, the actual date of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth...

Wenever anyone mentions Gandhi, the one thing that comes to mind was his nonviolent philosophy or passive resistance. Known to many followers as Mahatma, this name means “the great-souled one.” Becoming...

This Friday, January 28, is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the shuttle orbiter Challenger which broke up 73 seconds after liftoff, bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s tenth mission. The disaster...

As children, the one thing we looked forward to during Christmas was the arrival of one person who snuck into our houses late at night, bringing presents of all sorts to put under our trees. This person...

Some 100 people, many of them seeking religious freedom in the New World, set sail from England on the Mayflower in September 1620. That November, the ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day...

 Last Thursday, students may have noticed a special ceremony going on in the Maxcy quad. Who could have missed the cannon that sounded during that time? For those who may not have known what the ceremony...

Everyone is familiar with the saying “fall back and spring forward,” which refers to the time change that occurs twice a year: once in the fall and the second in the spring. Who really ever questions...

All Saints’ Day, in the Roman Catholic Church, is officially the solemnity of all saints. It is also called "All Hallows" or "Hallowmas." Often shortened to "All Saints," it is a solemnity celebrated...

With Halloween just around the corner, it is a time for ghosts, witches, and werewolves. Costumes and candy are on everyone’s mind, and everyone always enjoys a good scare, especially with so many haunted...