1 Post-graduate research master's degree (M.Res., M.A.Res., M.S.Res., M.Phil.) - the Master by Research is designed for those who hold a bachelor's degree with a significant research component and/or have several publications. 2  It is designed for those wishing to pursue higher research.
In 496 A.D., Pope Gelasius officially set aside February 14 to honor St. Valentine. It is believed that Christians came to associate Valentineâs Day with romantic love because they were trying to supplant a popular pagan Roman festival called Lupercalia, celebrated on February 15.
Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. New York was the first state to officially recogniâ¦ze the holiday in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by most of the northern states.