Holidays: The True Story of Hanukkah
There is much more to the story of Hanukkah than eight nights of celebration and prayer. The actual history of the Maccabee rebellion and the creation of Hanukkah is a tale of war between Greeks and J...
9 Dec 201943min
Holidays: The Deadly Non-Emergency
On Christmas Eve in 1913, miners and their families were having a massive party in an Italian cultural hall in Michigan. Everything was fine until someone shouted, "fire!" Panic took hold, and in the ...
2 Dec 201945min
Holidays: Black Friday
The day after Thanksgiving, millions of shoppers flock to malls and department stores to get discounts on all kinds of hot items. It’s the height of capitalism. While retailers make billions of dollar...
25 Nov 201944min
Holidays: The Merhige Family Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day, 2009, 35-year-old Paul Merhige opened fire during a family gathering. He killed four people and injured two more in what’s come to be known by many as “The Merhige Family Slaughte...
18 Nov 201941min
Holidays: The First Thanksgiving
The history of the most American of all holidays is much like the country it is founded on: rustic, optimistic… and built on centuries of bloodshed. In reality, this mythologized 1621 meal was a harve...
11 Nov 201949min
Holidays: Veterans Day
Most agree that we should respect those who have served in war. But few remember a time when the goal of November 11th was to prevent war altogether. Armistice Day, the original Veterans Day, has been...
4 Nov 201949min
Holidays: Trick or Treating
Despite the dangers that lurk on Halloween, we send our children out to ask for candy from strangers. Unknowns who could have thoughts of mischief, or worse, on their minds... Learn more about your a...
28 Okt 201944min
Holidays: Druid Halloween
Many know of Halloween’s ancient pagan origins, but few know the details. Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival, featured familiar traditions such as carving and costumes. But there was a potentially d...
21 Okt 201951min
