CATHOLIC REFUGE STATE OPTS FOR AMNESIA MONTHS
Maryland’s Senate moved forward with a bill establishing Jewish and Muslim heritage months Tuesday while rejecting an amendment to add a Christian heritage month.
The amendment aimed to make April “Christian American Heritage Month,” but it was rejected 19-26, according to the Maryland General Assembly.
If passed, House Bill 661 will officially establish January as Muslim American Heritage Month and May as Jewish American Heritage Month in the official state calendar.
Maryland, which began life in the 1600s as a refuge for English Catholics escaping persecution, has now reached the advanced civic milestone of politely declining to honor the biggest religion in the room while enthusiastically scheduling heritage applause for others—because nothing says inclusive governance like a calendar run by legislative mood lighting. The Senate moved forward with Jewish and Muslim heritage months and swatted away a Christian month amendment 19-26, after all, and who needs irony when you have 58% of the state identifying as Christian and a bill requiring the governor to issue annual proclamations urging organizations to do programs and activities, which is apparently the state’s preferred method of celebrating diversity: by turning identity into an official memo. If passed, January and May get the ceremonial treatment, while April’s Christian American Heritage Month went to the great amendment graveyard, proving once again that in politics, every faith is welcome—as long as it’s introduced in the correct committee and doesn’t ask for too much shelf space on the calendar.
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Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, Mister Guitar (1924)June 20, 2026
Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." What did "Mr. Guitar," as he came to be known, trade to get that first guitar?
Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." What did "Mr. Guitar," as he came to be known, trade to get that first guitar?Today’s Holiday
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West Virginia DayJune 20, 2026
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Black TeaJune 20, 2026
Excluding water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet, drunk either hot or cold by half the world's population. The vast majority of tea sold in the West is black tea, made from fermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Generally stronger in flavor and more caffeinated than the green and oolong varieties, black tea retains its flavor for several years and has long been an article of trade, serving as a form of currency into the 19th century in what countries?
Excluding water, tea is the most widely consumed drink on the planet, drunk either hot or cold by half the world's population. The vast majority of tea sold in the West is black tea, made from fermented leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Generally stronger in flavor and more caffeinated than the green and oolong varieties, black tea retains its flavor for several years and has long been an article of trade, serving as a form of currency into the 19th century in what countries?
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