Even approaching the newly-renovated Fort Bend Museum in Richmond, itâs easy for one to believe theyâre about to enter some place in one of the worldâs centers of culture â a New York, a Paris, a Tokyo.
A comforting white exterior and glass doors greet visitors on their approach, and the entry is filled with local art and historical trinkets and T-shirts depicting Fort Bend County history.
âThis used to be basically a big brick box,â said Claire Rogers, the executive director of the Fort Bend History Association, which oversees the museum.
The museum, 550 Houston St. in Richmond, reopened to the public on July 17 after being closed about six months for $2 million in renovations, according to Fort Bend History Association, which runs the museum.
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The Craziest Things That Happened On Christmas Day Throughout History Fototeca Storica Nazionale./Getty Images
By Marina Manoukian/Dec. 19, 2020 9:06 pm EDT
Although some people associate December 25th with Christmas, there are so many different things that have happened on December 25th throughout history, some associated with Christmas and some having very little to do with it. With other events, it s unclear whether or not December 25th was deliberately chosen.
The first recorded celebration of Christmas occurred in the year 336 AD, but at that point it wasn t an official Roman state festival yet. At the time, Saturnalia was also celebrated around the same time, and as Christianity grew in popularity, the two celebrations were unified to make things easier. And within 2,000 years, almost every printed calendar started denoting December 25th as Christmas.