by Barry Owen Furrer | Feb 1, 2025 | Americana
Admitted to the Union on December 29th, 1845 as our 28th state, Texas Day, first celebrated in 2017 as an online event, has recently received official recognition with February 1st as its national day. “Texas” was derived from the Caddoan language ‘taysha,’ meaning...
by Barry Owen Furrer | May 26, 2024 | Americana, Sousa's Band
Memorial Day (now known Memorial Day), was the result of the American civil war when family, friends, and townspeople would decorate graves of the Union and Confederate dead. A tradition beginning as early as 1864, approximately six locations claim to be the...
by Barry Owen Furrer | Apr 27, 2024 | Americana
Babe Ruth Day was first celebrated on this date in 1947 thanks to Albert B. Chandler, American politician and Commissioner of Baseball from 1945-1951 to pay homage to perhaps the greatest individual who played our national pastime. On a bright and sunny Sunday...
by Barry Owen Furrer | Apr 26, 2024 | Biography
Although South Dakota attained statehood on November 2nd, 1889 as our 40th state, its national day is observed April 26th. Rich in Native American history, South Dakota takes its name from both Lakota and Dakota tribes. The Verendrye brothers were the first Europeans...
by Barry Owen Furrer | Apr 25, 2024 | Americana
Traditionally, Arbor Day is celebrated in the United States on the last Friday in April; however, it does vary from state to state based on the best planting zones for trees. Dating back to 1872, what has become National Arbor Day is thanks to J. Sterling Morton, who...
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