Why September 25 Is Dolly Parton Day. Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at age eighty. Within three weeks, mayors, county executives, borough presidents, and state legislators from Tennessee to Pennsylvania to California had converged on the same date to mark her speical day: September 25. Written, that’s the …

DOLLY PARTON: Flags at Half-Staff for the Queen of Country Flags were lowered to half-staff to honor Dolly Parton who died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, surrounded by loved ones in Nashville at age 80.  Her family announced her death at Vanderbilt-Ingram hospital after a brief battle with cancer in a …

As America celebrates its 250th year, the short history of the iconic Teddy bear inspired by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 and the cartoon that inspired the beloved toy.

The Ticket That Took You Around the World: From Paper to Pixels. There was a time when getting on an airplane required considerably more than showing up with a phone. You needed a ticket. Not a confirmation email. Not a QR code. Not an airline app. A real ticket. It …

What Is Jerusalem Day? Jerusalem Day is a celebration that marks the reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli control during the Six-Day War in 1967. This event holds great significance in Jewish history, symbolizing the return to a city central to Jewish identity. Jerusalem Day, or Yom Yerushalayim, is an Israeli national holiday commemorating …