This is the day when people wax elogluent on the virtues of motherhood – and rightly so. Here are a few words spoken or penned in tribute to specific mothers who might exemplify the beauty, fidelity, efficiency, endurance, patience, faith courage, tenderness, and love of mothers enshrined in many hearts: – George Washington: “I attribute… Continue reading On Mother’s Day, 1978
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Bicentennial of National Bird this year
There’s an eagle in your life and you have a current opportunity to get better acquainted with it. We refer to the American bald eagle mfthebicentennialofltsselecuonas national bird by the Continental Congress June 20, 1782. This being the 200 anniversary, it’s appropriate that Congress and the President have designated the 20th of June 1982 as… Continue reading Bicentennial of National Bird this year
Bill of Rights 190 Years Old
It passed by without much fanfare, but Dec, 15 was the 190th anniversary of the date the Bill of Rights became part of the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution, it’s been said, sets up the government of the United States and serves as its foundation and framework. Under it, the Bill of Rights (the first 10… Continue reading Bill of Rights 190 Years Old
Sobering Situation With World of Hope
Thanksgiving, a cherished American holiday, comes this year amid hopes for a safer and more peaceful world in the wake of U.S.-Soviet talks at Geneva. But solutions to arms race issues remain elusive for the present and serious differences continue to feed strife in several regional trouble spots around the globe. Deaths and suffering from catastrophes such… Continue reading Sobering Situation With World of Hope
Anniversaries Noted This Month
We have a lot of “special days” in the good old U.S.A. Besides the legal and patriotic holidays there’s a miscellany of anniversaries and occasions such as Groundhog Day, Inventors Day and Pickle Day. We even have an Underdog Day to salute the nation’s underdogs and unsung heroes. The degree of significance of any observance… Continue reading Anniversaries Noted This Month
Dec. 7, 1941, A Day of Infamy
It was a day never to be forgotten – in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s somber words, “a date which will live in infamy.” Japan had taken the United States by surprise, tragically bombing Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, while negotiations were going on in Washington. More than 350 planes had zeroed in on the harbor… Continue reading Dec. 7, 1941, A Day of Infamy
Honoring Their Sacrifice. Stones Present a History
By N. LA VERL CHRISTENSEN Until the storied “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” in 1918, the battle lines in France shook with the roar of cannons. But at that hour the guns ceased firing. A general armistice between the Allies and Germany went into effect. Terms of the peace had… Continue reading Honoring Their Sacrifice. Stones Present a History
Constitution 197 Years Old Today
Citizenship Day (Sept. 17) usually passes without much fanfare – in some cases even without public recognition. Americans at least ought to display the flag. And at minimum, it would be well if some patriotic organization in each community would call the day’s significance to the people’s attention. Citizenship Day marks the anniversary of the… Continue reading Constitution 197 Years Old Today
Salute to Freedom Fete Workers
“One cannot help coming away from the celebration uplifted, grateful for a free country… proud to be an American!” The smiling and energetic man who spoke these words was Steven R. Shallenberger, general chairman of America’s Freedom Festival at Provo. He, his top two aides Ben E. Lewis and Don T. Nelson, and over 500… Continue reading Salute to Freedom Fete Workers
Reflections on Our Great Country
As we mark Independence Day 1984, let take a few minutes to reflect on what happened July 1, 1776 – also on some other dates and events significant in America’s birth of freedom. On the Fourth, the Continental (Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia. (The building in which the lawmakers sat received the… Continue reading Reflections on Our Great Country