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fromArtnet News
14 hours ago

At 250, America Must Reframe Its Founding Icons | Artnet News

The frame, magnificently ornate and gilded, was intended for royalty and originally surrounded a portrait of British King George II that hung in the college's Nassau Hall.
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fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 weeks ago
History

A Quaker Woman Eavesdropped on British Soldiers Plotting a Surprise Attack-and Surreptitiously Warned George Washington

Lydia Darragh, a pacifist Quaker, abandoned her religious principles to spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolution, providing crucial intelligence that may have saved soldiers' lives.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago
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Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington's troops? - Harvard Gazette

George Washington ordered mass inoculation of Continental Army troops against smallpox in 1777, a pivotal medical intervention that prevented disease devastation and maintained military readiness during the American Revolution.
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Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington's troops? - Harvard Gazette

George Washington ordered mass inoculation of Continental Army troops against smallpox in 1777, a pivotal medical intervention that prevented disease devastation and maintained military readiness during the American Revolution.
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fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

How Ben Franklin put a charge into American independence- Harvard Gazette

Benjamin Franklin's scientific reputation, particularly his electricity research, provided the authority and credibility that enabled his political influence during the American Revolution.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
US politics

Donald Trump and George Washington Have Some Surprising Traits in Common. There's One Gigantic Difference.

fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
US politics

Donald Trump and George Washington Have Some Surprising Traits in Common. There's One Gigantic Difference.

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fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month ago

Commemorate Presidents' Day With 15 Images That Celebrate the Founding Fathers

Observed on February 22, George Washington's birthday, Presidents' Day became a holiday in 1885. In 1971, the day evolved to recognize all presidents, namely Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12. Still a federal holiday 140 years later, Presidents' Day is a time to reflect on the nation's leaders, who have shaped life for its citizens and affected the world in immeasurable ways-for better or worse.
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