Category: Historical Events

• THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

    Today, the Christmas tree is the highlight of our Christmas festivities.  Topped with a star, and adorned with lights and ornaments, it is a part of the beauty and meaning of the Christmas season. How did the Christmas tree come to play such an important part in the observance of Christmas?  There is a legend that comes…

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  15 Dec 2015

  Blogging, Christmas, Historical Events, HOLIDAYS

• What happened on Dec. 7, 1941? Find out more . . .

  On the early hours of Sunday morning on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese Commander in chief of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku carried out his plan of surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. It caught U.S. by surprise and there were heavy casualties. Thousands of servicemen were either killed or wounded and there were hundreds…

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  8 Dec 2015

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Blogging, Book Promotion, Historical Events, Historical Fiction, Philippine History, U.S. History, War in the Philipines, WWII

• TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 27

  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. I missed the old Thanksgiving dinners when I used to cook for my extended family. The last time I had them, I had 23 guests in my home. Those were fun times. Yesterday, we had plenty of food for just my husband, me and one of…

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  28 Nov 2015

  Author’s Life, Books, Historical Events, Inspirational, Motivational Verse, NaNoWriMo, Positive Thinking, Writer’s Goal, Writing Challenge

• DO YOU KNOW THE CAPITAL OF EACH STATE OF THE UNITED STATES?

  Do you know the capital of each state of the United States? Most citizens of the United States do not know and I blame that on our education system. Kids today are not educated properly, it is pathetic. My mother, having schooled on the American education system during the American occupation in the Philippines in…

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  21 Jul 2015

  Good Writing, Historical Events, Philippine History, U.S. History

  Books, U.S. Capitals, U.S. Education

• Kindle Countdown Deals for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)”

  In remembrance of Pearl Harbor, I’m offering a Kindle Countdown Deals for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)” – a gripping tale of WWII based on actual events that happened in the Philippines. At the same time Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they were also bombing the Philippines. “BAHALA NA (Come What May) is based on my…

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  4 Dec 2014

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Historical Events, Historical Fiction, Philippine History

  Bahala Na (Come What May)

• Kindle Countdown Deal on “BAHALA NA (Come What May)” starts on Aug. 15, 2014

  On August 15, 1945, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito accepted the demands of the Allies and for the first time the emperor himself went on the radio and announced to his people that the war was over. In honor of its 69th anniversary, I’m offering Kindle Countdown Deal for “BAHALA NA (COME WHAT MAY)“ and is…

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  12 Aug 2014

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Historical Events, Historical Fiction, Philippine Culture, Philippine History, War in the Philipines, WWII

• THE BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS IN MY COLLECTION

  Per Goodreads definition, Historical Fiction are novels that re-create a period or event in history and often use historical figures as some of its characters. To be deemed historical, a novel must have been written at least fifty years after the events described. Out of the hundred books listed at Goodreads under Best Historical Fiction,…

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  12 Jul 2014

  Good Writing, Historical Events, Historical Fiction

  Goodreads, Historical Events, Historical Fiction