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Archaeology and History
George Wahington preferred lowkey birthdays
While the nation just celebrated President’s Day, George Washington‘s birthday is really Feb. 22, and he would have had it…
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Archaeology and History
History: Whitefield and the Great Awakening laid groundwork for revolution
George Whitefield’s second trip to America in 1740 was one of the most important events in American history. Spiritual revival…
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National News
Flag Day continues proud tradition dating back to June 14, 1777
Flag Day can be easy to overlook because it falls between Memorial Day and Independence Day on June 14. The…
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Travel
Encouraging words from 18th century missionary David Brainerd
While reading the missions classic The Life and Diary of David Brainerd (see info below), I was struck by David Brainerd’s…
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Bees are disappearing and evidence shows herbicides are to blame
The humble honeybee is sending a warning about the environmental disruption that affects not just this key link in our…
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Columns
Early American History You Should Know…But Probably Don’t: John Adams
John Adams, the mind of the American Revolution. It was with more than adequate reason that Founding Father Richard Stockton…
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Columns
America began in a covenant with God
Covenants are viewed as the most sacred and binding of deals – an oath that’s never to be broken. America’s…
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