I didn't know that In 1611 Native Americans were going about their business in Virginia much the way James Michener described in his book, Chesapeake. Bears were commonplace in the woods and provided a nice coat if...
History Did you ever think that maybe you might lose the skill? My wife asked that I write a check the other day. We never write checks as bills and such can be paid electronically. Yet, this bill is an exception....
The American dollar has no intrinsic value. It is a classic example of fiat money with no limit to the quantity that can be produced. Its primary value lies in the willingness of people to accept it and, to that end, legal tender laws require them to do so....
For as long as history can tell, London has been the stage for the worst riots in history. Even the most minute thing like a law being proposed could set these people off. It's amazing that a land that oozes so much royalty and etiquette could be as...
She was a freedom fighter and won her battles against the Nazis. Nancy Wake, died. " "Freedom is the only thing worth living for. While I was doing that work, I used to think it didn't matter if I died, because...
One of the iconic Russian monument, the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat, popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2011. The unique church was...
Hyderabad, July.,8: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Director, Dr Ch. Mohan Rao, has said that they have found that the people of Siddi community scattered in Gujarat, Karnataka and...
"Indian Circle Garden" Potomac Overlook Park On a quiet morning, I walked along the farm road to a special place surrounded by woodlands and nature trails near the Potomac River where Donaldson Run and Marcy Creek...
Freed slaves became spiesThey were made invisible by the color of their skin. They could not be seen because their enemy was blinded by ignorance. Federal troops sent African Americans, former slaves, into the...
This story reminds me of the American Civil War battle at Petersburg VA in which the Federal troops tunneled under Confederates and blew them up. Federal troops died when they mistakenly charged into the crater...
It seems while most of the U.S. and the world may have been preoccupied with New York Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner's admission that he lied regarding posting risque tweets on Twitter, an online rescue...
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Did Paul Revere have more children than Sarah Palin. You betcha. Paul Revere did not want the British to know that he was letting the Colonists know that the British were coming. Sarah was wrong about that....
Franklin A. George: WWII USN Combat Air Crewman Yesterday, I awoke early as my Dad does every day at 05:30 a.m. As a child at home, Dad would often awaken us boys with reveille. My Mother just smiled big in the...
"In Boston, former Alaska Governor and possible 2012 contender Sarah Palin kept mum about her plans to run or not run for President, but she did share some fairly jumbled thoughts on the story of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, “…he who warned the British that...