May 24, 2009
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
The focus for 2009 will be on terms related to health.
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May 17, 2009
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
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May 10, 2009
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
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May 3, 2009
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
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May 25, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Earmarking” to see the results of my research. jim-c-quiz-red-tape
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May 18, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Earmarking” to see the results of my research. jim-c-quiz-earmarks1
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May 11, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “Pork Barrel” to see the results of my research. jim-c-quiz-pork-barrel.pdf
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May 4, 2008
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
All of the terms examined in 2008 will be in the realm of politics.
Please read the attached pdf posting on the origin of “DNC Credentials Committee” to see the results of my research. jim-c-quiz-dnc-credentials-committee.pdf
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May 27, 2007
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
It is fairly easy to start researching the origin of this famous car racing event with facts such as, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of the capital in the spring of 1909.
The facility was financed by four local businessmen, Carl Fisher, James Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby, who planned to use it as a year-round testing facility for the fast-growing automobile industry.
After finding the normal information, I started to come across more interesting facts, such as:
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May 26, 2007
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW A WORD, IDIOM OR PHRASE ORIGINATED IN THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE?
It is well known that Southern women decorated the graves of soldiers even before the Civil War’s end. Records show that by 1865, Mississippi, Virginia, and South Carolina all had precedents for Memorial Day.
Although President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966 declared the birthplace of Memorial Day to be Waterloo N.Y., it is more likely that this event had many separate, spontaneous beginnings. What is clearly known is that on May 5, 1868, General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued General Order No. 11:
“The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land.”
This was known as “Decoration Day,” which through time developed into our national Memorial Day holiday.
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