Memorial Day’s roots go back to the Civil War, the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. The war’s massive casualties led to the creation of the first national cemeteries. Soon after, in the late 1860s, communities across the country began honoring fallen soldiers. They often decorated thei...
Memorial Day in the US began at the time of US Civil War when mourners decorated the graves of people who had fallen in battle. 阵亡将士纪念日开始于内战时期,当时的悼念者为人们的坟墓做装饰。(CNN Student English 5/26, 2020). 这里,fall (in battle) 指的是:die in battle,也就是战士阵亡...
Though the day began in 1889 as a commemoration of a labor strike in Chicago in 1886, it was later adopted by the international labor movement as a demonstration of working-class solidarity and advocacy for workers’ rights. In China, Labor Day first gained public attention in 1919, a pivota...
The shift to incorporate a lengthy summer vacation into school calendars began in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Pederson said. As summer heat hit cities, people with means were leaving cities to summer in the mountains or at beach resorts, Gold said. "It's not like these families were ...
As you’ve probably noticed, not every month starts on the same day. And the same is true of years: it would be simple, perhaps, if every new year began on the first Sunday of the first month, but that’s not how it works in practice. So to understand the exact number of working...
The Veterans Day holiday began more than a century ago, albeit under a different name, as a celebration of the end of World War I. Over time its name and purpose evolved into a day of recognition forU.S. veteransofall warsas well as those currently serving in unifo...
The title of the poem, “New Year’s Impromptu Verse”, means something casually recited. Mr Pu’s poem depicts a scene of family celebration of the Chinese New Year together. Accompanied by the sound of roosters’ cro...
1842. She is the daughter of Hon. William S. and Hannah B. Hotchkiss. She entered school when she was five years old and was educated principally in the Collegiate Female Institute in Austin. At the age of fourteen years she was sent to McKenzie College. She began to write verses at ...
In line with a surge in nationalistic politics that began in the late 1990s, the country has rewritten its history textbooks to downplay its own war crimes. The same forces are driving a government campaign to suppress public commemoration of comfort women overseas. ...
Parasomniaarrives as part of Dream Theater’s 40th Anniversary Tour, which began in Europe and South America in late 2024 and will continue with North American stops starting in February. Bartees Strange —Horror Release date:Feb. 14 Bartees Strange will join the line of February...