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Solstice

Summer and Winter

Two times a year the Sun reaches its highest or lowest position from the equator. The days become longer or shorter. In the winter, the time between sunrise and sunset becomes shorter. In the summer, the opposite is true. This astronomical event is called the Summer Solstice or Winter Solstice […]

Go to Carlsbad Caverns in the winter ... or anytime for that matter

So it’s winter and you are bored. So bored that you are willing to try anything to break the boredom. Go to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.

Now you are thinking “This guy is nuts!”. Um … yeah, and? 😀

Seriously, the place is open all year except for Christmas. In the winter it […]

June 2017

D-Day in United States

June 6, 2017 All day

D-Day is observed in the U.S. in memory of the Normandy landings in France on June 6, 1944, in which American soldiers and other Allied forces fought to end World War II in Europe.

About 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, to fight Nazi soldiers on June 6, 1944. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory”. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by the end of the day, the troops gained a foot- hold in Normandy. Thousands of soldiers lost their lives, but thousands more trekked across Europe to end the war. The invasion is one of history’s most significant military attacks.

D-Day in United States

Flag Day

June 14, 2017 All day

Flag Day, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation. As Americans, we have every right to be proud of our culture, our nation, and our flag. So raise the flag today and every day with pride!

Juneteenth

June 19, 2017 All day

Also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day. The day in the United States that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas in 1865, and more generally the emancipation of African-American citizens throughout the United States. The holiday is observed primarily in local celebrations.

Juneteenth

Summer Solstice

June 21, 2017 All day

A solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice each year as the Sun reaches its highest or lowest excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. As a result, on the day of the solstice the Sun appears to have reached its highest or lowest annual altitude in the sky above the horizon at local solar noon.

Summer Solstice

Solstice

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