Daily Dose of Curiosity
The green represents Irish Catholics, the Orange Irish Protestants, and the white peace between them. The color green was traditionally associated with Ireland, and the revolutionary United Irishmen adopted a green flag as their symbol in the 1790s. A popular United Irishmen flag, deep green with a gold harp in the center, became the unofficial … Read more
When Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met at the home of Wilmer McLean near Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, to discuss terms for the surrender of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Lee did not know exactly what to expect. A few hours before, he had told one of his officers that … Read more
Good is relative. He’s not Drew Brees good. But he’s better than Mitch Trubisky good. And while we dog on certain QB’s remember, there are only 32 starting QB’s in the NFL. He’s been one of them for a good few years. He’s gone to the playoffs. He’s not singly the reason that his team … Read more
‘Irish Americans’ eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day- as a memory of their forebears who left Ireland all those years ago. However, it’s a false memory. When the Irish emigrated to the States, particularly in the 19th century, more often than not the Irish and the Jewish communities congregated together in the … Read more