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You Can Buy a Rare Letter by George Washington Written at a Crucial Turning Point in the Revolutionary War
A rare letter from George Washington expressing his faith in the American Revolution—even after a major strategic setback in 1777—went up for sale this Presidents’ Day. It’s estimated to fetch some ...
George Washington Revolutionary War letter up for sale on Presidents Day
A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, ...
Rare 240-year-old George Washington war letter comes up for sale
On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, ...
How Tucker Carlson’s Nicotine Pouch Became the Latest Front in the Culture War
It all started, Tucker Carlson told me, with a “boner joke.” In October 2023, the former Fox News host sat down with the internet comedian Theo Von in a Las Vegas hotel room to record an episode of ...
History Today17d
War and Wilderness: British Soldiers in Revolutionary America
In September 1781, Thomas Hughes, then 22, visited Brighton for what he hoped would be a restorative holiday. It was not his first trip: such sojourns were common for Hughes. But on this occasion ...
City News21d
Edmonton’s affordability drawing in American fast food franchises
Some of America’s biggest quick-service restaurants expanded into Edmonton this past year. In one parking lot in south Edmonton, one can find Krispy Kreme, Chipotle, and Firehouse Subs. A recent ...
The American Spectator22d
RFK Jr: Like Father, Like Son
The demand by African Americans for the recognition of full equality had finally burst full-blown on the American political scene, something that had begun before RFK became attorney general.
Newsweek22d
Jaws Drop at Man's Rare American Revolution-Era Banknote Worth Over $15K
Continental currency, such as the featured $1 note, played a pivotal role during the American Revolution—financing military operations and other revolutionary activities. Pictures of the rare ...
U.S. News & World Report23d
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Says Iran Purchased Russian-Made Sukhoi 35 Fighter Jets
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Says Iran Purchased Russian-Made Sukhoi 35 Fighter Jets DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards ...
The New York Times23d
Book Review: ‘A Perfect Frenzy,’ by Andrew Lawler
A PERFECT FRENZY: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution, by Andrew Lawler “Damn Virginia,” thundered John Murray, the Earl of Dunmore ...
Philadelphia Inquirer25d
A mural at SEPTA’s Independence Hall station misspells another historic name: Charles Willson Peale, an artist of the American Revolution
Peale is known as the painter of the American Revolution because of his many portraits of George ... Portal to Discovery mural is a collage of dozens of portraits, images, and drawings showing ...
The Washington Post26d
Elon Musk’s business conflicts draw scrutiny amid White House role
“We’ve got a real issue here with, really, this emerging American oligarch who has … no standing: The American people didn’t pick him. He didn’t run for office. Nor has he been nominate ...