Tag: Historical Events

• How many places did you visit this year? I went on a world tour. Did you?

  Did I visit any country this year? Oh yeah, plenty. I went all over the world. Most people go on big vacation during the summer. Some retirees go at different times during the year. I don’t go on vacation nowadays but I visited a lot of places. Been there, done that. My husband and I…

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  14 Sep 2015

  Author’s Life, Blogging, Books, Historical Novels, Reading Challenge

  Books, Goodreads, Historical Events, Historical Novels, Travelogue

• What kind of books do I read?

  I always want to learn something new. Since I did not have much time to read during my working days, I’m trying to catch up on my search for knowledge. I feel I missed something along the way. There are so much to learn in one’s lifetime and to do this, I have to read…

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  13 Aug 2015

  Author’s Life, Blogging, Goodreads, Memoirs, Reading Challenge, WWII

  Bahala Na (Come What May), Books, Historical Events, Historical Novels, The Iron Butterfly, WWII Stories

• 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

• SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ON JAN. 1 THROUGHOUT HISTORY

  Throughout history, there are some significant events that happened on the first day of the year.  Here are few of them: 1622 – Papal Chancery adopts Jan. 1 as beginning of the year 1660 – 1st entry in Samuel Pepys’ diary 1673 – Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston 1772 – First…

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  2 Jan 2014

  Uncategorized

  Historical Events, History, January 1