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Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

May 31, 2017

History of the Summer of Love — 1967: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Dec 19, 2023

Christmas Series: A Christmas Carol

History of A Christmas Carol

Being a Ghost Story of…

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Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Jun 1, 2017

History of the Summer of Love — 1967: Drugs

When I was a Resident Assistant at Berkeley in the early ’70s a local police officer…

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Sep 12, 2017

History of Ethiopian New Year: What is Enkutatash?

Why is your friendly neighborhood historian writing about the Ethiopian New Year? A couple of years ago the Washington Post interviewed me for an article they were publishing on the subject. The Washington D.C. area has over 200,000…

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

May 31, 2017

History of the Summer of Love — 1967: Part 2, Sex

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Jul 1, 2017

History of July: Where do we get that name

The month of July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. Before…

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Jul 30, 2017

History of Reek Sunday

Several years ago at this time of the Summer, I was on the west coast of Ireland, where they say,

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Jun 21, 2017

Science of the Summer Solstice

The word Solstice comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “Sun, standing-still.” This year the Summer…

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Jun 29, 2017

History of Independence Day: Was the Declaration of Independence really signed on July 4, 1776?

Independence Day or the Fourth of July celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the…

Bill Petro in History of the Holidays

Jun 25, 2017

History of The Beatles All You Need Is Love: 50 Years Ago

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History of the Holidays

The history behind the holidays, the backstory, featuring the secular history behind the sacred holidays, and the sacred history behind the secular holidays.

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