Tag: patriotism

Project 365 / Day 56 – Bravery Under Fire

By Emily Carter on February 25, 2013 • ( 20 Comments )

One man stands along a remote country road in Lothian, Maryland. Standing alone as he did 150 years ago in Stephenson’s Depot during the American Civil War. A Confederate solder from Anne Arundel County, Pvt. Benjamin Welch Owens remained standing against Union troops while his friends lay dead […]

Happy New Year of the Snake / Project 365 – 41

By Emily Carter on February 10, 2013 • ( 46 Comments )

Today, Chinatown in Washington D.C. celebrated the 4711 Chinese Lunar New Year. A tradition well established in the Chinese culture that is based on a lunar calender. According to legend, the beginning of the Chinese New Year began when villagers began to place food offerings outside of their home […]