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Opinion: 'Glory be to thee, Hong Kong!'
NPR· 4 days agoHe told Hong Kong's Stand News website that he was inspired by anthems in composing the song, including "God Save the King" and "Battle Hymn of the...
Block party on Rock Street in Fall River; Chris Smither comes to Narrows: Things To Do
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThey will also be honoring the military by singing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and...
Don Wooten: Woman who helped establish Mother's Day deplored its commercialization
Quad-City Times· 3 days agoThis was the name given the fourth Sunday of Lent, when worshippers returned to their mother...
'Glory Hallelujah': How Mother's Day in the U.S derived from the American Civil War
KTVB Boise· 3 days agoMother's Day, in some form or another, has been celebrated around the world for centuries. The...
5 THINGS: Some interesting facts you might not know about Mother's Day
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 11—Sunday is Mother's Day. Here are some interesting facts you might not know about Mother's Day from mentalfloss.com. 1 Mother's Day and "The Battle Hymn< ...
How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
San Antonio Express-News· 7 days agoEds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press...
Editorial: Happy Mother’s Day
Bangor Daily News· 4 days agoThe modern American version was proposed in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist, social activist and author of the poem “The Battle Hymn of the...
Catholic Choral Society plans 75th anniversary spring concert - Times Leader
Times Leader· 3 days ago”I wanted to be something else besides ‘Mom’ and ‘Nurse,’ ” Nancy Flannery of Kingston said, explaining why she joined the Catholic Choral Society of Scranton years ago, when she was “38 and ...
Kathe Latham: Arise all women who have hearts
Greensboro News & Record· 6 days agoMother's Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe in 1870 was an appeal for women to unite for peace in reaction to the carnage of recent wars. Ward Howe, who also wrote the Battle