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I searched the web for all kinds of Mother’s Day trivia.
Here’s what I came up with:
The percentage of women with 4 or more children - dropped from 36% of American women in 1976 to 11% just 30 years later.
The number of new moms each year - 4 million, with 11% being teen […]
In May, there’s lots of great music in and around Washington, DC, including the first shows at Wolftrap and lots of classic bands. So lets take the highlight tour.
At the Birchmere this month, a couple great guitarists, a killer mandolin player and a smooth piano player.
Smooth jazz guitarist, Norman Brown. Sunday May 4, 2008 […]
Years ago, I had the fortune to meet one of the world’s most stunning woman, Lynda Carter, aka Wonder Woman. At over 5′8′, with long, flowing dark hair and self-reported measurements of 38-25-35 and 122 lbs., she was a one of America’s more wholesome sex symbols in the 1970s and 80s.
Linda’s mother started […]
Country music legend and icon of platinum blondes everywhere, Dolly Parton will be hitting the stage at the Patriot Center in suburban Fairfax, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC.
Parton’s concert is a rescheduling of two March appearances (one at the Verizon Center) that she had to postpone due to troubles with her back.
The platinum-blonde with […]
It’s April 15th…and that means tax day.
Etched into the facade of the IRS Building at 1111 Constitution Avenue is a quote from former Justice of the Supreme Court, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr…
”Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society.”
Formed during the Civil War, the the Bureau of Internal Revenue was enacted […]
He was a leader of millions, but had no employees, no direct reports, no staffer nor any hired help. But he led a nation through a peaceful revolution - Mohandas “Mahatma” K. Gandhi.
He was the pioneer of Satyagraha, mass resistance to government oppression through peaceful, non-violent civil disobedience and non-cooperation. His leadership led […]
College teams compete at all kinds of sports and intellectual pursuits, a comedy?
Yes, at humor.
And here’s your chance to see some of the funniest college students from eight universities around the Washington, DC area. Since the beginning of year, The DC Improv comedy club, has been hosting stand-up comedy competitions at several universities around […]
Today is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, who was shot dead in Memphis by James Earl Ray.
Within hours of his murder, Washington, DC was poised for one of the most explosive urban riots in American history.
The Washington, DC headquarters of Dr. King’s Southern Christian […]
Not since 1979, has a pope visited Washington, DC. In a big event for area Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, the head of the Catholic church, will visit the nation’s capital April 15-18, 2008.
After an official White House welcome, he will meet with U.S. bishops and educators.
On Thursday, April 17th, Benedict will celebrate Mass at […]
In San Francisco during the Summer of Love in 1967, a little known Latin-influenced rock band that incorporated congas and timbales into their sound had just signed a contract with CBS Records. Led by a quick-fingered guitarist named Carlos Santana, the band had just completed completed recording their first record album, simply entitled Santana.
But before […]
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Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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