I know that today is NOT Pearl Harbor Day!
American Flag On The USS Arizona War Memorial In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - January 2007
But December 7th was!
A few weeks ago, the kids and I were driving through town. All the flags were at half-staff (is that what it's called?) My kids know that when the flags are halfway down, this means something is going on that day. J asked my what had happened that day? I told him I had no idea. Then Z says "Mom, it's the day that Japan bombed us. Pearl Harbor Day! Duh!" Wow, PEARL HARBOR DAY! Why is this date not on my calendar? As a mother who "used" to homeschool, this was the kind of teaching opportunity that I would normally have taken advantage of, except I didn't know enough about it to even sound somewhat intelligent. Basically, I knew exactly what Z had just said, it was the day that many people lost their lives. Kind of as big of a deal as 9/11 is. If I want my children to be proud of our country and the freedoms that we enjoy, maybe I should be aware of some of these important dates. So today I found this cool web site Earth Calendar
Guess what today is?
Kind of seems like a day worth celebrating!
(I think this date should be on my calendar also!)
There's even a study guide you can download and use. It doesn't get much easier than that.
There's even a study guide you can download and use. It doesn't get much easier than that.
6 comments:
This is so cool. I need to remember this so that I can be on the ball for next year!!
Cool, thanks Laurie! I didn't know this.
Did you update your kids' pictures, or have I just not noticed them before now? They are beautiful!
So cool! I would have loved this to be sent home with homework instead of Mars, a science project due tomorrow, a story that needs to be written and algebra that I don't understand! Maybe we'll ditch all the rest and observe it anway :)
Half-mast?
I didn't know about it either, thanks for pointing this out, this is a good one to recognize. I also love the pictures of your kids in the sidebar. Very sweet.
This is very cool. These days it seems like there is a day for everything. Some obviously more important to remember than others. Pearl Harbor day passed me by too. :)
So I looked up the rest of the holidays that we could be celebrating, and I especially liked that your birthday is 'Talk like a Pirate day'. Pretty cool!
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