Who were they, where were they from, why did they come, what is their part in the Christmas narrative? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-wise-men #WiseMen #Magi #Christmas
What did the most powerful individual in the world have to do with the humble Nativity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-christmas-caesar-augustus #CaesarAugustus #Nativity #Bethlehem
What was the historical and political context at the time of Jesus' birth in Jerusalem and Rome? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-king-herod/ #HerodTheGreat #Christmas
Why is the song so popular, and why does it always seem to come back into popularity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-white-christmas/ #WhiteChristmas #Christmas
Why Squanto already knew English when he met the Pilgrims in Massachusetts. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-thanksgiving-friendly-indian #Thanksgiving #Squanto #NativeAmerican
Veterans Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day. Why we have remembered this day each year for over a century. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-veterans-day #VeteransDay #RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay #PoppyDay
What is the origin of a Jubilee Year, what's the origin, how has it been observed in the past, and what does it mean for this year? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-jubilee-year #JubileeYear #HolyYear #RomanCatholic #Indulgence #Pilgrimage
How old is this pilgrimage, what is its historical significance, how do people travel it now? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-via-francigena-pilgrimage #ViaFrancigena #Pilgrimage #Rome
What does pilgrim mean, what are the secular & sacred pilgrimages of the world's religions, including Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-pilgrimages #Pilgrimages #Rome #Christianity
What is the science, how does it define Fall, and how does it differ from the Vernal Equinox? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-fall-what-is-the-autumnal-equinox #Fall #Autumn #Equinox
Why would it start in September rather than October? Should it be Septemberfest? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-oktoberfest #Oktoberfest #Munich #Germany
Like a long walk off a short plank, this is the origin, growing popularity, media coverage, and linguistic history of the Geek holiday. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-talk-like-a-pirate-day #TalkLikeAPirate #Pirate
What is the origin of the Left vs. Right divide, what are the differences, how does it impact us today? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-left-vs-the-right #Civics #France #Left-Right
How was the Constitution written on this date in 1787, ratified a year later, and effective the year after that? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-constitution-of-the-united-states/ #Constitution #History #UnitedStates
9/11, the commemoration as observed in the US, reflections looking back, and the importance of memorial. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-patriot-day-9-11 #PatriotDay #9-11 #9/11
What is the background of Star Trek in TV & movies that spawned countless books, films, comics, and beyond? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-star-trek #StarTrek #TV #ScienceFiction
How the diminutive French-born scholar became the "Genius of Geneva" and had an outsized impact on history in Europe, the UK, and America. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-john-calvin/ #JohnCalvin #Calvinism
Who was this enigmatic Founding Father who was so closely associated with the 4th of July? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-thomas-jefferson/ #ThomasJefferson #FourthOfJuly #DeclarationOfIndependence #FoundingFathers
Was the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776? What's the story behind this famous American document? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-independence-day/ #IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly #DeclarationOfIndependence
What do we know about the life of this writer, publisher, printer, scientist, philosopher, inventor, and Founding Father? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-ben-franklin/ #BenFranklin #FoundingFather #History