By making paper money legal tender, the government shut the door on sound money. Repealing legal tender laws is the first ...
History feels solid until you realize most of what you "know" is actually made up. Myths and half-truths have sneaked into ...
Plenty of musicals have received movie adaptations, but a few haven't yet, including beloved stage shows like The Book of ...
Although another Thanksgiving has come and gone, it’s not too late to recall what historians tell us about the first Thanksgiving. It happened a little over 400 years ago. It ...
"Thanksgiving has become an anchor date when we try, as much as we can, to be together" FOR most Americans, Thanksgiving Day ...
Let’s forget about the pilgrims for a second to celebrate the woman who made Abraham Lincoln recognize the holiday.
There is no comparable space in Canada. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Francis Scarpaleggia, recently declared the United States to be “ modern-day Rome in size and power .” He then added, “We ...
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Flying coffins

IT takes courage to fly, whether as a pilot (or as a passenger) in a metal coffin, assembled, as the astronaut Alan Shepherd put it, “from hundreds of parts supplied by the lowest bidder”.
It wasn't until October of 1863, during the height of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National Thanksgiving day to be held the final Thursday in November. In 1941, it became ...
At the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, at the urging of a magazine editor, proclaimed a national ...
In the seven-team division’s first two seasons, Port Richmond has experienced the most success. The Raiders tied Petrides for ...