Monthly Archives: May 2025

Life on our planet has existed about 3.8 billion years. Civilization, with agriculture and trade leading to surplus food and economic stability goes back between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Language developed about 150,000 years ago. Tools and weapons date back … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago was May 5. Also known as Cinco de Mayo. Cinco is the observance of the 1862 victory at Pueblo by Mexican troops over French forces. Many a gringo assumes it to be Mexico’s Independence Day. … Continue reading →

May Day, May 1st: Observing the workers struggle against the ruthless and unethical business practices led by the “robber barons” of the late 19th century. The most notorious of these barons included John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt and … Continue reading →