Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green
St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...
How St. Patrick’s Day celebrations originally featured the color blue
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the ...
The Irish Times view on St Patrick’s Day: celebrating a story still relevant today
Given international turbulence, the unique diplomatic opportunities offered by the national day have taken on added ...
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How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
The rebellion failed, and the British government made Ireland part of the United Kingdom in 1801 to prevent future ... the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag.