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Write Your Own Story
When I was just 18 years old, I visited Monticello and I remember hearing one of the tour guides explain that much of what we know about Thomas Jefferson and…
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Lost At Sea
Since today is the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, we wanted to take this opportunity to talk about a relative of ours who made the ultimate sacrifice in World…
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Hiding From History
In January 1970, a man named Ralph Pipes wrote a four-page letter to his cousin Charles Pipes. He certainly could not have known on that day, when he put pen…
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Mutiny In Pennsylvania
As schoolchildren, we all learn the legend of the crossing of the Delaware River depicted in the famous painting by Emanuel Leutze. We are told about the harsh conditions endured…
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From Humble Roots
Imagine for a moment that you were born in 1838, in a small village in Germany that even today has fewer than 2,000 residents. As a teenager, you worked in…