First…HUMP DAY! Next… The days of the week in English are based mostly on Norse Gods. Wednesday comes from “Wodan’s Day.” As mentioned previously, as languages change and morph it is common for letters to drop off due to slight …
This is one of the most stunning images I have ever seen. In college I owned it as a poster. I found two copies of it at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History where I volunteer a couple …
After George Washington died, his family estate passed down through a number of relatives (Washington had no surviving children but did have step-children from Martha’s previous marriage.) In 1848 the current “Washington” who owned Mount Vernon, John Augustine Washington, put the …
Who Owns George Washington’s Home, Mount Vernon? Probably not who you think… Read more »
