Kate Kelly, Author at America Comes Alive

Fenway: America’s Most Beloved Ballpark

On April 20, 2012 most of the Boston citizenry will be wearing something that designates them as the loyal Red Sox fans that they are. Tomorrow they will celebrate the centennial their beloved ballpark with a game against the New York Yankees. One hundred years ago on this date they played the New York Highlanders who would later become the Red Sox arch rivals–the New York Yankees. (In that first game, the Red Sox were victorious.)

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April 15 and the Story Behind Income Taxes

Every April 15 Americans face a day of tax reckoning. (When April 15 is a Sunday as it was this year, then the filing deadline is April 16, and this year the fact that Washington, D.C. is celebrating Emancipation Day as a holiday today has moved the filing deadline to April 17.)

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Friday the Thirteenth in America

How did Friday the 13th become a day surrounded by superstition? In checking into the background of it, I was surprised to learn that Friday itself has long been viewed

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Restaurants of the Past

Finding kindred spirits has become easier via the Internet. For a couple of years I have subscribed to a blog called “Restauranting through History” where I have been able to read about tea rooms and restaurants with curb service as well as the story of the Reuben sandwich and the tradition of live music in restaurants.

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Spring Renewal

February and March were two very exciting months for America Comes Alive! Women’s History Month, first celebrated by ACA in 2011, continued to provide a fascinating window into the lives of the women who preceded us.

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The Future of Women: Michelle Obama and Marissa Mayer

I want to close Women’s History Month with thoughts of the future. An email from a reader last week said it perfectly: “Based on what these women have accomplished, I see great potential for women of today and the future.”

I agree. Tuesday night two of my daughters and I attended a program at New York’s 92^nd Street Y featuring Marissa Mayer, the young woman who is Employee #20 at Google and is now vice president of location and local services. Suddenly I felt very hopeful. After years of worrying that America wasn’t really making as much progress as we had hoped when the women’s movement built speed in the 1970s and ‘80s, I began to re-think my concern.

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American Presidents and Their Families

Black Leaders

Entrepreneurs & Inventors

Heroes & Trailblazers

Inspirational Women

Latin Heritage

Native American Culture

Only in the USA

Sports, Cars & Pastimes

Stories of War

American Dogs

Election Stories

Kate Kelly