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I received word today (January 9th, 2011), that Major Richard “Dick” Winters passed away quietly on January 2, 2011. Although I never did get to meet him, I feel honored to have exchanged emails with him. For those of you who don’t know...
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born at Point Pleasant, Ohio on this day in 1822. When his congressman nominated him to West Point, the politician couldn't remember the full name, but remembering young Grant's mother's maiden name, he made up a new...
Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, among the hills of Virginia, on this day in 1743. A favorite amongst the founding fathers, he is also one of my favorite authors. Jefferson distinguished himself as a horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist...
After the recent debacle (I say debacle, because it was definitely not a debate) over Health Care, many have said to me that they believe this is the beginning of the end for Liberty. Although we could easily debate this idea for hours, let’s just...
Several months after the Texian Revolution had driven all Mexican troops out of Texas, General Antonio López de Santa Anna returned with 2,400 men on this day in 1836 to destroy the insurgent outpost at San Antonio de Bexar. Between 200 and 260 men defended...
George Washington was born in Virginia's Westmoreland County on this day in 1732. When his father died in 1743, George moved to Mount Vernon to live with his half brother, later inheriting that estate. He learned surveying, worked in the frontier...
Alexander Haig died yesterday morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Raised at Philadelphia, he spent two years at Notre Dame before transferring to West Point(1947). He served on Douglas MacArthur's staff in Korea, participated in and was...
Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo was born at New York City on this day in 1936. (The family uses Alda, a contraction of ALphonso and D'Abruzzo, as their surname for most things, but the birth certificates all use the original name.) He suffered from...
Benedict Arnold was born at Norwich, Connecticut on this day in 1741. He was a strong leader and brilliant tactician in the Connecticut militia in the French and Indian War and early in the Revolution. However, he was frequently on the wrong end of various...
George Mason IV was born on his family's plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia Colony on this day in 1725. His father died in a ferryboat accident ten years later, George lived with an uncle with a library of 1500 volumes where he educated himself...
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