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Bowling Green Massacre
The real Bowling Green Massacre. This actually happened, by the way. On July 9, 1776, when George Washington received the news of independence, he promptly read the document out loud where he was stationed in New York. This led to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Orange Julius
Happy Father’s Day
Flag Day
We interrupt celebrations for President Trump’s birthday to wish you all a Happy Flag Day! On May 13, 1916, in the middle of fighting World War I, Woodrow Wilson declared that June 14 will now be celebrated as Flag Day[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pardon all the words – but sometimes history needs all the words it can get its hands on. Today and for the rest of the week, I’ll be presenting “Frenemies: Tales of Presidential Friends Becoming Presidential Foes” in three parts.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…