Williamsburg, Virginia founded: 1632. New York City founded: 1624. Both these cities were founded at roughly the same time. Both these cities served as early colonial/state capitals and important events of early American History occurred in both these cites. But something …
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Two Little Known Facts About the Origin of the American National Anthem For a song that is so often performed, the story behind the creation of Star Spangled Banner is only told in its most incomplete form. The incomplete version …
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How Many Continents are There? I can’t tell you because I am not sure what a continent is. The word continent is ill defined, for this reason if asked “How many continents are there?” I can answer in three different …
When you watch the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, one of the main settings is a town called “Port Royal.” While the town in the films it completely fictionalized, it is in fact based off a very real place: Port …
Latin is a dead language As dead as it can be It killed all the Romans And now it’s killing me All are dead who wrote it All are dead who spoke it All die who learn it Blessed death …
So, I have a couple of thoughts. (Dangerous, I know) I am choosing to share these thoughts on the Internet. (…even more dangerous…) I have said this before, while I am not deeply religious, I have some deep convictions. In …
I wrote the following just after the “Brexit” vote, as the “Brexit” is back in the news,it seems appropriate to repost this here on the blog: (The British High Court now says Parliament has to be the one to start …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today is a day to celebrate not so much Irish national pride, but a view of a shared Irish heritage, which is why St. Patrick’s Day has transcended purely being about Irish nationalism. Like I …
On February 14th we use chocolates and flowers to celebrate the beheading of St. Valentine… that seems a bit odd… The Catholic church has, over 2000 years, made every day of the year the feast day of one saint or …
