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History of the Holidays

Bill Petro

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History of Bastille Day

By Yann Caradec from Paris, France — Feu d’artifice du 14 juillet 2017 depuis le Champ de Mars à Paris, devant la Tour Eiffel, Bastille Day 2017, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78506462

Each year on July 14, Basti...

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History of French Fries

French Fries. Image: Wikipedia

July 13th is National French Fry Day. While no one knows who began this celebration, placing it on July 13 is significant in that the important French holiday is the next day, July 14, Bastille Day.

Did they...

10 days ago

History of John Calvin

John Calvin. Image: Wikipedia

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On July 10, 1509, in Noyon, France, Jehan Cauvin, known to us as John Calvin, was born. Of all the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, none was more significant in forming biblical theology...

13 days ago

Is America a Christian Country?


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In response to a recent article I published, one of my readers asked me this question:

“Is America a Christian country?”

My students have asked me this question often over the years. It usually takes me se...

14 days ago

History of the American Experiment

Source: Yale Law

Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial

Our quarter-millennium experiment with non-monarchical self-government, now 250 years old, remains singular in history. See my previous article on the America...

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