Archive for the 'HOLIDAY' Category
06
May
FROM MOTHER’S DAY IN 1947
"Shopping for Mother’s Day," Saturday
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05
May
FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for ‘Fifth of May’) is an annual celebration to celebrate Mexico‘s victory over the Second
French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by
General Ignacio Zaragoza.
(March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862)
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01
May
A GIFT IDEA FOR MOTHER’S DAY IN 1947
Whitman’s confections have been produced for over 175 years.
Originally a "confectionery and fruiterer shoppe" set up in 1842
by 19-year-old Stephen F. Whitman on the Philadelphia waterfront, Whitman’s first became popular with traveling sailors and their
wives.
They would often bring imported fruits, nuts, and cocoa which
were obtained during their voyages to Mr. Whitman so that he
could make the popular European confections people craved
in that era.
Stephen Franch Whitman (1823 – 1888)
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01
May
FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking
the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May,
around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere’s
Spring equinox and Midsummer solstice.
International Workers’ Day is also observed on May 1st.
20
Apr
FROM THE RETRO BLOG ~
Islamist militants have reportedly killed thousands of Christians in Nigeria.
Fears remain this Easter that
Christians in Nigeria are being
‘wiped out’ by Muslim extremists.
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