American Revolution
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George Washington’s Whiskey For Sale?
George Washington was a brewer, well, a distiller. Not just that, he was the largest distiller of his time producing more than 10k ...2 comments
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Happy 4th of July Weekend!
Please take a moment this weekend to think about (or talk with your children who are old enough to understand) what this country ...0 comments
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The Boston Tea Party “Myths”
Historian Ray Raphael has a very interesting article in the recent issue of American History Magazine. He argues that the tea party ...3 comments
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Ira Stoll’s “Samuel Adams: A Life”
Type in "Samuel Adams" and do a google.com search and you are just as likely to come up with links and images ...3 comments
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The Nine Key Concepts of the Declaration of Independence
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Notes on the State of Virginia By Thomas Jefferson
Spent a lot of time today reviewing my copy of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the state of Virginia as I prepare for a ...0 comments
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Early Draft of Constitution found in Philadelphia
One of the thrills of delving into any historical archives is holding a piece of history in your hands. I remember when I ...3 comments
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American Exceptionalism
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Happy 4th of July Weekend!
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June 6, 1944 D-Day, Do We Even Remember When…?
I am embarrassed to admit that I myself did not even remember until today that the Anniversary of one of the most important ...0 comments
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God Bless Our Warriors!
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America: A Collision of Cultures
From DAY ONE, and I mean from day one, I discuss with my students the fact that America is unique in that it ...5 comments
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The Nine Key Concepts of the Declaration of Independence
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Benjamin Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth”
I was reading this the other day and found that our society is forgetting so much about its "Exceptionalism" and part of it ...2 comments
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Teaching for Social Justice & William Ayers
One of the leaders in Teaching for Social Justice is William Ayers, who is a Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Education at the ...4 comments
