Broadgate will be turned into the home of mythical dragons and traditional entertainment as the city celebrates St George’s Day later this month with free family-friendly events.
In 2021, the U.S. Congress designated April 13 as National Borinqueneers Day. The 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as Borinqueneers, was the only Hispanic unit from the Korean War to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. The youngest of the surviving members are in their eighties and nineties.
Jazz Appreciation Month was created in 2001 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. April was selected because a lot of jazz greats were born this month, including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock. This year, JAM is a celebration of Ellington, because 2024 marks his 125th birthday. Also in April, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization—often referred as UNESCO—celebrates...
NEM (XEM) traded down 2.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on April 10th. During the last week, NEM has traded 7.7% higher against the dollar. NEM has a total market cap of $430.91 million and $8.77 million worth of NEM was traded on exchanges in the last 24 […]
On April 27, it’s King’s Day, a beloved national holiday in the Netherlands. For those in search of festivities, Benimar is the perfect destination. Starting at 9:00 AM, you can wander around the flea market at Plaza Diferente while enjoying delicious food and toe-tapping live music. King’s Day commemorates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander. During […]
If you’re going to celebrate National Beer Day with a drink, you should follow these tips to make sure it doesn’t disturb your sleep.
Since April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and because so many of the finest practitioners of the genre were born this month, let’s pay a special birthday tribute to three of the all-time top jazz vocalists! Ella Fitzgerald (born April 25, 1917), Billie Holiday (born April 7, 1915), and Carmen McRae (born April 8, 1920) are all from the same generation, but each had a unique sound. And since this year’s JAM is a celebration of the great Duke Ellington, we’re playing these ladies’ renditions of his...
The end of the Black Knight?
... second annual Cinema Day; Checks by Post found as many as 18,000 people
As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson and his pioneering contributions to the game, I can’t help but think about the fact that the league is reporting a historically low number of Black American players in its ranks: only 6%. I think this is a teachable moment at a time when diversity efforts across various arenas (no pun intended) have come under attack. Major League Baseball, unfortunately, is a prime example of what it looks like to talk the talk without always walking the walk....
New Jersey only has four carillons. St. Peter's instrument turned 100 over the weekend.
On April 6, 2024, Near saw over 2 million active addresses making transfers, which is the highest level on record.