As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, millions across the globe cheer, kiss, and resolve to start fresh. But have you ever wondered how this global tradition came to be? Where does New Year’s Day get its roots, and how did we arrive at January 1 as the turning point of the calendar? Let’sContinue reading “A New Year Through Time”
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Why study history?
Years ago, when I was a little girl, I loved to listen to my grandmother. She would tell me her stories, born in 1899, she came from an other century, that was like magic for me. Her stories were simple. She told me one story about red shoes that she bought from her first selfContinue reading “Why study history?”
I spy with my historical eye 