The Imperial Valley Master Chorale, clad in red, white, and blue, performed a patriotic concert during its first-ever ...

Loving and remembering our mothers as we remember Mother's Day. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says, "greater love than this no man or woman has than to lay down his or herlife for another.

An abolitionist, suffragette and poet, she is best known for writing the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” In 1870, Ward Howe was inspired by the violence of the Civil War and the ...

The exceptions are George Gershwin's "Summertime" (from the folk opera Porgy and Bess) and the traditional "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Cunningham shows his versatility by playing tenor sax on half ...

See history of holiday The idea of Mother's Day in the U.S. began with Julia Ward Howe, the author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and an abolitionist, a women's rights advocate and a peace ...

Everest" by Rossano Galante, "Pipe and Thistle (Sketches of Scotland)" by Carol Britten Chambers, "Golden Jubliee (a Sousa march)," "Battle Hymn of the Republic (along with the Voices of ...

To the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic," a half-dozen or so Raging Grannies, women of a certain age dressed in bonnets and aprons, protested the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's ...

Whether it’s your own mother or the other important matriarchs in your life, there's always a reason to show them some extra love. And that reason is coming up. If you're paying attention to the ...

Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist, suffragist, and author best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," was horrified by the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War.

John Andrew of Massachusetts. The emotional experience prompted her to write a poem titled "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" that Atlantic Monthly paid her $4 to publish. It soon became the ...

The United States Army Field Band delivers a powerful performance of the iconic Civil War-era anthem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” With lyrics by Julia Ward Howe and conducted by 1st Lt.