Winter doldrums got you down? Well, at least you may get a three-day holiday weekend. Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in the middle of February to honor past U.S. presidents. Here’s when we celebrate Presidents Day and why: When is Presidents Day? This year, Presidents Day falls on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025….
Pandas, those roly-poly, black-and-white stuffies come to life, are back in the United States and already delighting visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo as they frolic in the snow, gnaw on bamboo and generally add a bit of whimsy and joy to an otherwise frigid and foreboding January. Three-year-old Bao Li (a male) and Qing…
Monday marks the nation’s annual remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. If you planned on mailing a letter, visiting your bank to cash a check or needed to get your driver’s license renewed in person, you’ll have to wait. Federal and state offices, banks, as well as postal and trash services will be closed or…
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday at events around the nation. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism through nonviolence earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, is the only non-president with a federal holiday named in his…
President Joe Biden and governors across the U.S. have directed that flags fly at half-staff Saturday, December 7, in honor of Americans who died at Pearl Harbor 83 years ago. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day honors the 2,403 service members and civilians killed after Japanese forces attacked the U.S. naval base on Oahu, Hawaii, on…
“Pages of history” features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning News and the Evening Journal. See the archives at delawareonline.com. Dec. 8, 1941, Wilmington Morning News U.S.-Japan war in Pacific; White House says Army, Navy loss heavy This archival story uses language that was common at the time. Japan assaulted every…
Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president “pardons” one or two turkeys before the Thanksgiving holiday. This may be one of the more eccentric jobs the president takes on during their tenure, but the yearly “pardoning” has become a…
As rapid growth in Wilmington has caused some to argue against development, or at least a better way to manage it, voters more than 60 years ago had little problem saying yes to expansion. Amid sadness days after the assassination of President John Kennedy, Wilmington residents went to the polls in a special election to…
The Boston Celtics recently visited the White House to be feted by US President Joe Biden for winning the 2025 NBA Championship, and fans of the game were surprised to hear the level of awareness of some of the finer-grained statistical details of that 2023-24 championship roster. None more so perhaps than Celtics Vice President…
On Tuesday, Nov.12, Lafayette Parish School history teacher Jason Muller will unveil a new historical marker commemorating a Civil War skirmish that took place near the intersection of Pont des Mouton Road and HWY 182. The event is set for 11 a.m., marking the 161st anniversary of the day following the battle, when the…