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A brief look back at the first Thanksgiving.

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John Trumbull's painting entitled "The Declaration of Independence." Credit: Trodel, Flickr As we grill hot dogs on America's 234th birthday, it's hard to imagine what it might have been like for a group of backwater colonists to draft a ...

Soldiers and police march to honor the men and women who've served. Credit: Steve Perez, AP On Friday, millions of Americans will be busily loading the family car and preparing their coolers for a big honkin weekend-long Memorial Day ...

What's so good about Good Friday? Credit: Corbis We're all familiar with the acronym T.G.I.F., but there's only one Friday on the calendar that's earned the distinction of being called "Good Friday." Judging by the name alone, most of us ...

There's an unromantic history behind Saint Valentine's Day, Credit: Lawrence OP, Flickr Most Americans know that Valentine's Day is a day where we're supposed to purchase cards, flowers and chocolates, but we're at a total loss when it ...