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This one comes to us from Thomas Jefferson:
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
I like this one, and been exercising it alot lately. When I know I’m right and that it is the moral thing to do….I do not waiver, regardless of the unpopularity of the decision. [...]
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In Sharpsburg Maryland a hiker, cutting through a cornfield where soldiers were blown to pieces during the battle of Antietam, caught a glimpse of something near what appeared to be a groundhog hole. A closer look revealed fragments of bone and a metal button, clotted with red clay.
The remains were brought to the visitors center [...]
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It has been recently reported in various Historical magazines that a Blockade Runner named the Kate Dale has been located in the alligator infested waters of the Hillsborough River. This ship was known to carry Confederate Cotton to Cuba and Beyond, Returning to Tampa with rum, medicine and food until Unionists burned the ship owned [...]
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I am not sure who first said this….it was not me
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.”
Sounds like this was said about the times we live in right now. That leads me to believe that even financial ruin is cyclical. Once the generation dies out that [...]
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The 195th Anniversary of the Battle of the River Raisin
January 24th starting at 10:00 a.m.
Tactical Demonstration at Monroe Sports Complex
Flag and Wreath laying ceremonies held at River Raisin
Battlefield vistor center will be open and a Public speaker will begin at 3:00p.m. at the Monroe County Historical Museum.
This renactment has been a popular event and vistors [...]
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