Google’s homepage is known for its ‘Doodles‘ — temporary changes to its homepage logo to commemorate certain days. As defined by Google, its homepage changes are meant “to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists.” But on Easter Sunday, a day celebrated by over one billion around the world and… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Holiday
Legislation Would Make Texas Independence Day a Tax-Free Holiday for Gun Purchases
A bill proposed by Texas Republican State Rep. Jeff Leach would make Texas Independence Day a tax-free holiday for gun purchases. Sounds like a great idea. Dallas News reported: Looking for a reason to buy a gun in Texas? Republican State Rep. Jeff Leach has filed a bill to give Texas gun-buyers a break —… Read more »
WashPost Laments ‘Lost’ Inauguration Day Holiday for Federal Employees in D.C.
Because this year's presidential inauguration happens to fall on a federal holiday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Washington, D.C.-based federal employees this time around will not find the "extra paid holiday" that they enjoyed four years ago. Reporting this development, Washington Post writer Josh Hicks lamented in a January 7 The Fed Page… Read more »
Kwanzaa Founder Responds to Criticism of Holiday
Cal State Long Beach professor Maulana Karenga created the black holiday Kwanzaa in 1966. Now, he is upset that Wisconsin GOP state Senator Glenn Grothman is dismissing the holiday as just one more tool “white left-wingers” use to “separate the country.” Grothman says the holiday is largely overlooked by black Americans — the very segment… Read more »