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Why are avocados, especially guacamole dip, a required food for Super Bowl Parties? What’s the background? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-avocado #Avocado #SuperBowl
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What's the history behind Don McLean's popular ballad "American Pie," who was involved, and when did it happened? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-day-the-music-died #AmericanPie #DonMcLean
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What pagan, Christian, and secular roots have made Groundhog Day a popular holiday? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-groundhog-day #GroundhogDay #Candlemas #StBridget's Day #History
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The month we love to misspell or at least mispronounce. What is the history and significance? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-february #February
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What are the customs, practices, traditions, popularity, and festivities in Asia, the US, and worldwide for the largest human migration on the planet? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-chinese-new-year #ChineseNewYear #SpringFestival #China
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The history of Apple's iconic personal computer that changed how we think about computing. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-macintosh #Macintosh #Apple #TechTrends
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How have Presidential Inaugurations changed throughout American history, what’s the official oath of office, where is it done, and what have been some novel Presidential Inaugurations? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-presidential-inaugurations #Presidents #Inaugurations
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How a Baptist minister changed the course of the civil rights movement. His life, his dream, his legacy. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-martin-luther-king-jr #MartinLutherKingJr #MartinLutherKing
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How Tolkien's book, Beren and Luthien, parallels the love he had for his wife and is the foundational romantic myth of Middle-earth. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-jrr-tolkien #JRRTolkien #LordOfTheRings
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Contrary to popular belief, they follow Christmas; Advent precedes Christmas. Was it originally a pro-Catholic catechism memory aid? What would all the items in the song cost? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-12-days-of-christmas #12DaysOfChristmas #Christmas
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Where did they begin, how have they changed over the centuries, and why do we do it at the beginning of the year? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-new-years-resolutions #Resolutions #NewYear
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It wasn't always on this date. Here is the history behind how this holiday moved from March to January. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-new-years-day #NewYear #NewYearsDay #Calendar #History
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What are the ancient origins and modern traditions of this end-of-the-year celebration? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-new-years-eve #NewYearsEve #StSylvester #Champagne #Kissing
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What does the song mean, what is its origin, how did it become popular, and why do we sing it on New Year's Eve. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-auld-lang-syne #AuldLangSyne #NewYearsEve #Music
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Commemorating the killing of innocent children under King Herod. When was the Children's Mass first observed, and what was its origin? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-childermas #Childermas #Christmas #KingHerod
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December 27 is National Fruitcake Day. What is its origin, how does it differ from country to country, why does it last so long, what do people in Colorado do with it? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-fruitcake #Fruitcake #Holiday #Colorado
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