Constitution Day is Monday, Sept. 17. The day is set aside to commemorate the development and signing of the country’s most important document, which for more than 230 years has stood as both the plan for the American system of government and through its 27 Amendments, a summary of the...
Star-Spangled Historian or Independence Day Dud? Take This Quiz.
Independence Day is filled with parades and picnics, fireworks, fairs and other festivities. Amid these celebrations, however, it’s important to remember that the Fourth of July commemorates a very important historical event: our nation’s declaration of its independence from Great Britain. By Robert M.S. McDonald The quiz below, from the...
You Have Two Extra Days to Pay Your Taxes. And Take This Quiz.
“Tax Day,” the day when U.S. individual tax returns are due, is usually April 15. This year Americans get until April 17 to file their returns because April 15 falls on a Sunday and April 16 is Emancipation Day in Washington, marking President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Compensated Emancipation...
You Don't Have to Kiss the Blarney Stone to Take This St. Patrick's Day Quiz
St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) has become a favorite day of celebration for millions of Americans, both Irish-Americans and the non-Irish alike. Sure and begorrah. There are parades and parties, displays of shamrocks and green everywhere, meals of corned beef and cabbage and, of course, ample spirits. Perhaps that’s because...
We Bet Few Cable Talking Heads Could Pass This Impeachment Quiz
February 24 marks the 150th anniversary of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the presidency in 1865 after the death of Abraham Lincoln. It was the first — but not the last — time in American history that a president was impeached, and took place less than three...
We Bet Few Cable Talking Heads Could Pass This Impeachment Quiz
February 24 marks the 150th anniversary of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the presidency in 1865 after the death of Abraham Lincoln. It was the first — but not the last — time in American history that a president was impeached, and took place less than three...
Does Fres-know Islam?
What do you know about Muslims? Take the QUIZ above and find out what your peers said. People all over Fresno answer true or false questions about Islam only to be surprised by the answers. We cover topics from jeans to jihad. Be sure to follow GV Wire to be...
Does Fres-know Islam?
What do you know about Muslims? Take the QUIZ above and find out what your peers said. People all over Fresno answer true or false questions about Islam only to be surprised by the answers. We cover topics from jeans to jihad. Be sure to follow GV Wire to be...