Monday, January 21, 2013
Martin Luther King changed the course of American history, but were you aware of these fascinating facts?
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Monday, January 21
By Karen Sorensen In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are 10 things you may not know about the lauded civil rights leader who changed history: Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. 1. Martin Luther King Jr. was christened Michael King Jr. When his father became pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1931, he adopted the name Martin Luther King Sr. -- in honor of Protestant leader Martin Luther -- and his son followed suit. However, King never legally changed his name. 2. The first assassination attempt on King was made in 1958 when a mentally ill woman named Izola Curry stabbed him in the chest with a steel letter open while he was signing books at a Harlem department store. The …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Canadian Turkeys, carving the lobster and a turkey the size of a dog.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Canadian Turkeys, carving the lobster and a turkey the size of a dog.
No need to worry about conversation topics around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Let your guests fill up on these Thanksgiving fun facts.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
We know that there were three Wise Men, 12 days of Christmas and that Santa delivers all his presents around the world in one night. But did you know... $23,439.38 How much it would cost to buy your "true love" all the gifts in the 12 Day of Christmas . 12.9 billion hours, $447 billion How many hours Americans were expected to spend shopping, wrapping and returning gifts last year. That was about 42 hours and $688.87 per person. Get your postman/postwoman a gift According to Hallmark, Christmas is the largest card-sending occasion . Nearly 1.5 billion cards are sent to friends and family every Christmas Season. (That's actually down 400 million cards since 2004.) $983 million The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
There's much more to know about St. Patrick's Day beyond green beer, the wearing o' the green and "Kiss Me -- I'm Irish."
Here’s what most of us know about St. Patrick’s Day. It’s the day on which: a) green beer is consumed, b) the Chicago River is dyed green and c) all things Irish are celebrated. But there’s far more to the holiday, which we celebrate Saturday. Can you answer these questions? 1. The day on which St. Patrick died, which is believed to be March 17, 461 AD. 2. England. He was the son of a Roman-British army officer. 3. As a boy, he was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland. When he escaped, he returned to Britain, studied at a French monastery and returned to Ireland, where he spent 30 years as a missionary devoted to converting pagans to Christianity. 4. Hope 5. Watches over them and decides who gets into heaven. 6. Maewyn …
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
How well do you know Naperville? Can you tell us what this week's photo shows, and where it is located?
How well do you know Naperville? In our weekly quest to test our readers' hometown knowledge, we post a photo of something around town and you can guess where it is located. Our previous photo featured the sculpture Freedom Isn’t Free by Bill Cooper. The sculpture is the September 11 Memorial at the Municipal Center. The memorial sculpture contains a beam from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, fragments from the facade of the Pentagon, and granite from Pennsylvania symbolizing the freedom fighters of Flight 93. A few people responded with a mixture of correct information, some more detailed than the others. In light of that, we will be sending some freebies to all three, Connie, Kirk N. and Debby C. Thanks for participating! Here's …
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
How well do you know Naperville? Can you place this photo?
How well do you know Naperville? In our weekly quest to test our readers' hometown knowledge, we will post a photo of something around town and see if you can guess where it is located. Our previous photo was an image of the windows at the Santa House, and Bev Parker had no trouble figuring it out. That was our special holiday edition. This week we want to know: Can you place this? Tell us where it is and who it is. Take a guess, and the first person to answer correctly in comments will receive some priceless Patch goods. The recipient may choose to keep our lovely swag or share it with their friends.
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