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Prayer and Our Founding Fathers

mrstkdsd wrote 2 weeks ago: Image from www.heritageofthefoundingfathers.com This is from 1888. I had no idea this argument had b … more →

Tags: Politics, Lifestyles, Education, 1888, Congress, Religion, Prayer in Congress, Continental Congress

Washington retreats from Yorktown

kester2 wrote 1 month ago: The two wars between Britain and the United States may not have been very large as wars go, but they … more →

Tags: New Directions, Degrasse, Independence, Washington, Yorktown

*My Man Mohan: Dons of Democracies at Dinner Together1 comment

Vinay Lal wrote 1 month ago: Here is the text of President Bush’s Speech at the State Dinner in his honor at Rashtrapati Bhavan, … more →

Tags: American Society and Culture, Indian Politics, The Politics of Culture, The Politics of Indian Culture, american indians, Bhagavad Gita, Bin Laden, Danish cartoons of Muhammad, Denmark

We win! We win!

Phineas Fahrquar wrote 2 months ago: 228 years ago today, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Franco-American forces at Yorktown under Gen … more →

Tags: History, War, American Revolution, Comte de Rochambeau, George Washington, Yorktown

*Obama, Gandhi, and a Few Morsels of Food: Part I, On the Ideal Dinner Guest

Vinay Lal wrote 3 months ago: Earlier this month, as Barack Obama prepared to deliver a national address to school-children, conse … more →

Tags: American Society and Culture, The Politics of Culture, Barack Obama, Mahatma Gandhi, Heroes, Dinner, Address to School Children, Socrates, wakefield high school

On this day, August 1...

Jacksonian Lawyer wrote 5 months ago: August 1 is upon us.  Many may not recall (this is not something which gets widespread attention), b … more →

Tags: News, Politics, US Politics, History, US History, US History, Virginia, Whiskey Rebellion, August 1 1794

Revolution Myth #5: America had no chance of winning the war2 comments

thehistoricpresent wrote 6 months ago: Welcome to the last in our Truth v. Myth series on 5 Myths about the American Revolution. Here we re … more →

Tags: Revolutionary War, America as underdog, Howe, Lord North, Washington, Yorktown, Saratoga

Fox News Headline of the Day: "I Am a Princess of Sodom"

todaysnewsart wrote 6 months ago: Lady with an Ermine, by Leonardo da Vinci The fair lady gazes at her pools of ocre eyes in the mirro … more →

Tags: Art, News, Fox Headlines, "Da Vinci", Humor, Travel, writing, Italy, Ermine

John Kitts:Soldier of the Revolutionary War

mrstkdsd wrote 11 months ago: John Kitts 1870 Census A Man Over One Hundred and Four Years of Age. Baltimore boasts one of the mos … more →

Tags: Politics, Lifestyles, Old Folks Friday, Pennsylvania, 1869, 1867, 1870, John Kitts, Bloody Run PA

An Open Letter to Queen Elizabeth II 1 comment

billdunlap wrote 1 year ago: We Are Not Amused Your Most Gracious Majesty, It has surely come to your attention that once again, … more →

Tags: social observation, Politics, Humor, Bill Dunlap, reagan, bush, Washington, stock market crash, George Washington

of minor league prophets and their mascot's lives.

scott lefaive wrote 1 year ago: i’ve been in greensboro for a few days. on tuesday night we attended a class a baseball game b … more →

Tags: Baseball, bats, David Bazan, Greensboro, Hornets, revolutionary war trivia

August 18th

dirtybumforpresident wrote 1 year ago: Unlike most mornings, I woke with abandon. I found a coffee shop, got a cup of coffee and muffin, bu … more →

Tags: The Official National Freight Car Campaign, North Carolina, South Carolina, Charlotte, Sewing, Darn, Skivvies

Military History Phrase of the Day: A Pyrrhic Victory

Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: I ran across the phrase “A Pyrrhic Victory” this evening in reference to the Battle of G … more →

Tags: American Revolution, Military History, Allan R. Millett, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Pyrrhus, Nathaniel Greene, Charles Earl Cornwallis, A Pyrrhic victory, Pyrrhus of Epirus

The best of the Patriot

Novi wrote 1 year ago: The best scene from an otherwise pretty mediocre movie. … more →

Tags: Movies, The Patriot, battle of camden

226 years ago...2 comments

childsplay wrote 2 years ago: The Continental Army and the French Army marched to Yorktown, Virginia. By all accounts, Washington … more →

Tags: Travel in the U.S., unschooling, things to do in Virginia, Revolutionary War, French troops in Williamsburg, March to Yorktown, Washington, Rochambeau, Williamsburg reenactments


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