All historical references, especially American history
Thomas McKean served two states, and there are at least two ways to speak about his colorful life. Thomas McKean was a lifelong public servant, statesman, and jurist who helped shape early American government. He was born on March 19, 1734, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of an innkeeper and farmer. Though a Pennsylvanian …
This is from yesterday’s celebration in Washington DC. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the West Point Band and Orchestra. Notice the singers sing from memory, and so many of them are smiling. Also pay attention to the last verse, and the one word substitution. Please comment when you see it. https://twitter.com/jessalanfields/status/2073632741636059545?s=20 The post has the …
Continue reading America 250. If this doesn’t bring tears to your eyes, nothing will.
I am always grateful for having been born in the United States of America, the third generation of my Jewish family to be born in America. Both of my grandfathers came to America from Eastern Europe, places that are now in Ukraine. Both served in the military, my paternal grandfather in the Russian Navy, and …
These people or their parents chose to come to America, as a safe haven of opportunity, from their own war-torn or impoverished countries. These Americans love their adopted country, don't tear it down, keep it beautiful, and positively contribute to its culture and its economy. Unlike many young and old Americans who were born and …
Philip Livingston, born on January 15, 1716, in Albany, New York, hailed from the wealthy and influential Livingston family. Philip spent his youth in opulent manor houses and townhomes before attending Yale College in the 1730s. After graduating, Philip settled in New York City and soon became one of the town’s most successful merchants. By …
Aside from the fact that Steve has the cutest kittens in DC, and aside from the fact that he is already a published writer of thrillers, Mr. Mullaney also has something very cogent to say about the political climate in America today. He describes things as they are, and as they should be, for America's …
Continue reading Guest Author: Steve Mullaney on Politicians in America
Huntington had a very intriguing life, and accomplishments. Samuel Huntington, born in July 1731 in Windham, Connecticut, was a lifelong public servant devoted to the cause of American independence. Raised on his family’s 180-acre farm, Huntington received his early education in local public schools and grew up in what would now be considered a middle-class …
A VERY popular phrase used by Republicans running for office is "Democrat Failed Policy." By this, they mean the urban devastation, drug overdoses, failing schools, exodus of productive people and businesses, and blighted neighborhoods found in mostly black Democrat-governed metropolitan areas. The Republican candidates always refer to those effects as "failed policies," but are the …
Continue reading Let’s talk about Democrat Failed Policies. Or are they?
We have seen no end of sleazy Democrat tactics to win elections, up to and including (witness LA this year) outright theft. This year's midterm contests are as rough-and-tumble as they get, with many Democrat representatives losing primaries, like Jasmine Crockett and John Cornyn. In Georgia, Jon Ossoff has a strong opponent in Representative Michael …
Thomas Stone, a lawyer from Maryland, died at a young age. Was he the only signer to die of a broken heart? Modern medicine has actually identified a real medical condition, "broken heart syndrome," which sometimes happens to a person whose spouse dies first, and they simply cannot live without them. The concept is as …
Continue reading Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Stone of Maryland
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