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The post on April 1st was an April fools joke, and there were no real UFOs in Providence. Sorry to disappoint anyone if you actually believe there were UFOs. The strange object in the post from April 1st was…
Tweet Today is Poinsettia day which was name after the man who brought the poinsettia plant back from Mexico, and began what would become the modern poinsettia industry in this country. Above is a picture of Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779 – 1851); the man whom poinsettia day is named in honor of, and the first [...]
Tweet Here is a picture of a Poinsettia for Poinsettia day which I just recently found out was yesterday, in honor of Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779 – 1851), the first United States Ambassador to Mexico appointed by President John Quincy Adams in the 1820′s. The anniversary of his death was established by act of congress more than 150 years ago as National Poinsettia [...]
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