Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. What is the holiday about and how is it observed? Here’s a look at the celebration and the traditions.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins Sunday evening and runs through Tuesday evening. It is one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar and marks the start of the High Holy Days.
It’s time to start thinking about your Halloween costume as the holiday draws closer.
For those who love fall, the long wait is almost over.
Here are some tips on what you should do for hurricane season.
Sadly, we have had to come to terms with an increasing number of potential “active shooter” situations, We are left wondering what would we do if we found ourselves in those circumstances. >> Read more trending news Here is a quick look at what a person should do if they become part of an “active […]
Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 to take over the intercity passenger rail services previously operated by private railroad companies in the United States. Operations began on May 1, 1971. Here’s a look at what happened in some of the worst Amtrak train crash incidents according to records from the National Transportation Safety Board: […]
Unless there is a major earthquake, you may not pay much attention to the United States Geological Survey. >> Read more trending news But when the earth shakes, it’s the USGS that provides important initial information on where the damage occurred and how big the quake was. However, while that is a very important function of […]
Earthquakes can happen anywhere at any time and strike without warning. Here are some tips to keep in mind should you be caught in an earthquake. From the U.S. Geological Survey: If you are indoors, stay there. Get under a desk or table and hang on to it, or move into a hallway or against an […]
History tells us that it was a hot, steamy day in In Philadelphia, Pa, on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress, sweating from the humidity, and surely from the fact they were committing treason, had two days before voted to approve a motion from the colony of Virginia to separate from the mother country England […]