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History: The Story of Song Entitled Taps |
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Story of Taps: A final bugle call
 The 24-note melancholy bugle call known as "taps" is thought to be a revision of a French bugle signal, called "tattoo," that notified soldiers to cease an evening's drinking and return to their garrisons. It was sounded an hour before the final bugle call to end the day by extinguishing fires and lights. The last five measures of the tattoo resemble taps.
The word "taps" is an alteration of the obsolete word "taptoo," derived from the Dutch "taptoe." Taptoe was the command - "Tap toe!" - to shut ("toe to") the "tap" of a keg.
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Labor Day History How The Holiday Began |
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 Labor Day weekend traditionally marks the official closing of the summer season. While you are enjoying the long weekend, pause to ponder the original significance of Labor Day and how it has changed through the decades.
In the late 19th century terrible working conditions were the norm in America’s industrial cities. The average factory worker put in twelve hour days, seven days a week just to meet basic family expenses. And young children were not exempt from the grueling routine. Labor groups, craft guilds, and trade groups were formed for the goal of improving conditions, raising wages, and protecting children. In that time Labor Day was a time of fiery rhetoric and parades.
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Unlocking the Secrets of Affordable Florida Resort Vacation |
.jpg) Traveling in a luxury RV offers a once in a lifetime experience to see the country. You simply need to decide where you want to vacation, first. I suggest putting the panhandle of Florida on your “must see” beach vacation list. The Destin, Ft. Walton, Panama City area, known as the Emerald Coast of Florida was voted “Number One Beach Town in the South” for 14 years in a row by Southern Living and “One of the Top 21 Vacation Destinations” in the USA by Tripadvisor. The Emerald Coast offers visitors 24 miles of pristine white-sand beaches stretching along the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Labor Day Family Fun Safety Tips |
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Are you and your family off to the beach or pool this Labor Day weekend? Find that great water proof beach bag with lots of pockets or get a new one. You can even make your own as a family craft activity using plastic trash bag, duct tape and cord. Once you have the bag, you will need to research the beach, pool and surrounding areas.
 Once safety research is completed, you will need to go over safety tips with your child. The beach and the pool are can be excellent place to build those special moments with your family. It will take some preplanning. Most of all, you will want to make certain that your loved ones are safe.
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LaborDay Weekend Fun Tips continued
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Record Number Baby Boomers Embracing RV Life Style |
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 It’s Happy Trails – again - for baby boomer motorhome owners. America’s top camp grounds report record RV reservation levels for the summer holidays. Baby boomers have become the largest growing sect of the motorhome buyers. In fact there are more RVs owned by baby boomers than any other age group. There are more than 11,000 new 50-year-olds every day.
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