History
Lots of talk these days about Tea Parties. It was on this day in 1773 when the original Tea Party took place, on the waterfront in Boston. From Politico, On this day in 1773, in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists — some thinly disguised as Mohawk Indians — boarded three British merchant vessels […]
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If you are a Lincoln buff then you must read Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson. This book is riveting and it reads like a novel. The book is really sensational. Large portions are dedicated to the assasination itself, obviously, and Ford’s Theater and the Petersen House across the street […]
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With an invitation like this from Senate Majority Leader Harry “The War Is Lost” Reid, how could I resist going to Washington DC and seeing the new Capitol Visitors Center? Here it is, the Capitol Visitors Center, all $660 million of it The smelly, unwashed masses wait for their tours to begin Directly behind the […]
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I read in the paper that this piece of history would be on display about 20 minutes from home and I couldn’t resist. This bible was printed in 1767 and used at George Washinton’s inauguration on April 30, 1789. It has also been used in some of the most regrettable events in our history, like […]
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