On This Day, November 10th, 1775: During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy. […]
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) Of all the songs written during and about the War, perhaps none is as strongly identified with the Union cause today as Julia Ward Howe’s stirring “The Battle Hymn of the […]
At a time when the war on religion seems more open than ever. Where New York’s anti conservative Governor Andrew Cuomo says we should leave the the prayers for Texas shooting victims to Priests and […]
According to Reuters Beijing correspondents – U.S. companies, from chip giant Qualcomm to aircraft maker Boeing, announced a slew of deals on Thursday during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing. The deals could be […]
On this day, November 9th, in 1938, in an event that would foreshadow the Holocaust, German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people and their homes and businesses in Germany and Austria. The […]
On this day, November 8th, in 1775, General George Washington seeks to resolve several problems facing the army: how to encourage experienced troops to enlist, how to assemble a capable officer corps and how to […]
On April 27th, 1961, Then President John F. Kennedy gave a speech to newspapers and publishers at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, in New York City While this speech has been quoted out of context for a […]
President John F. Kennedy Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City April 27, 1961 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: I appreciate very much your generous invitation to be here tonight. You bear heavy responsibilities these days and […]
I first struggled with “under God” in my fourth-grade class in Westport, Connecticut. It was the spring of 1954, and Congress had voted, after some controversy, to insert the phrase into the Pledge of Allegiance, […]
The Pledge of Allegiance Thirty-one words which affirm the values and freedom that the American flag represents are recited while facing the flag as a pledge of Americans’ loyalty to their country. The Pledge of Allegiance was […]
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