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March Madness! Which Team Will Win It All? Image
March Madness! Which Team Will Win It All?
NCAA March Madness is a single-elimination basketball tournament played each spring in the United States. It is one of the most watched sporting events and the cause of many parties on game days. Here are some great ways to feed the crowd gathered at your house! Chowhound March...
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February Is A Great Month to Celebrate National Chili Day! Image
February Is A Great Month to Celebrate...
Always celebrated the 4th Thursday in February. It’s hard to beat a steaming hot bowl of chili in the winter! U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson was a big chili lover! Johnson is quoted as saying “Chili concocted outside of Texas is usually a weak, apologetic...
Flag Day
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though, on June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday. It is at the President's discretion to proclaim...