Francis Scott Key was a respected young lawyer living in Georgetown just west of where the modern day Key Bridge crosses the Potomac River (the house was torn down after years of neglect in 1947). He made his home there from 1804 to around 1833 with his wife Mary and their six sons and five ...
“Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death”
Patrick Henry March 23, 1775 PRESIDENT: It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth -- and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous ...
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was born a slave in 1861 near Diamond Grove, Missouri. Though terribly disadvantaged and oppressed by the racism of his time did not let those challenges stop him from becoming one of the most important inventors in the history of America. His advancements in agriculture helped create thriving commercial crops in the ...
Benjamin Franklin
Few men had such a profound impact upon the formation of the United States of America and the writing of the Declaration of Independence as Benjamin Franklin. If it had not been for Benjamin Franklin, America might not have won her independence. Benjamin Franklin embodied all that was good about America, and was always fighting ...
History of American Manufacturing
History books have been written that fully explore the history of America in depth. This article only seeks to highlight the major points that allow you the reader to get a general grasp of the history of American manufacturing so that you can appreciate the importance of a robust manufacturing base and its vital interest ...
Citizenship in a Republic
By Theodore Roosevelt Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 Strange and impressive associations rise in the mind of a man from the New World who speaks before this august body in this ancient institution of learning. Before his eyes pass the shadows of mighty kings and warlike nobles, of great masters of law ...
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