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On the 18th of April in "75, Hardly a Man is Now Alive Who Remembers That Famous Day and Year
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (169+ words) Two hundred fifty-one years ago tonight Paul Revere rode into history, intent on warning John Hancock and Sam Adams of the British intent to arrest them. Patriots" Day, April 18/19 1775" A friend. .. "On the 18th of April in "75, Hardly Posted By: earlybird,…...
What's in a name?': Reviving a forgotten past " Part 6
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1214+ words) Published 1: 30 am Friday, April 10, 2026 James "Little Jim" Dunmire and James "Big Jim" O'Brien are the namesakes of Jim's Landing on the middle Kenai River. Before it was known as Jim's Landing, the crossing point on the middle Kenai River was…...
The first "autocrat" of Rome, a general, diplomat, and killer " or the terrible Lucius Cornelius
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (267+ words) Sulla This man was a forerunner of the great Julius Caesar and did practically all the same " The first "autocrat" of Rome, a general, diplomat, and killer " or the terrible Lucius Cornelius Sulla This man was a forerunner of the…...
The Founding Father Has Issues With the Office of the Presidency
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (552+ words) George Washington's presidency is known best for being the first, and then for establishing the tradition that presidents limit themselves to two terms. This standard held informally until Franklin Roosevelt was elected a third time in 1940, and a fourth in…...
The 5, 200 holes dug into a mountain in Peru are no longer a mystery, and the explanation changes what we knew about their ancient economy
1+ hour ago (928+ words) Home - Economy - The 5, 200 holes dug into a mountain in Peru are no longer a mystery, and the explanation changes what we knew about their ancient economy For nearly a century, a strange band of thousands of holes carved into a…...
Fight Club And Ghosts: Former First Kids Remember Historic Governor's Mansion
54+ min ago (1830+ words) In 1958, the Wyoming Governor's Mansion in Cheyenne hosted an underground fight club. The club's promoter was also a frequent contender " he weighed in at 67. 5 pounds. That was Paul Hickey, then8years old and son of Wyoming Gov. John Joseph Hickey. In 1958, the…...
The 250th Echo: America Marks Two and a Half Centuries Since the "Shot Heard Round the World"
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (368+ words) LEXINGTON & CONCORD " Two hundred and fifty years ago today, a thin mist clung to the Massachusetts countryside as the trajectory of global history shifted forever. Today, thousands gathered across Lexington Green and the Old North Bridge in Concord to commemorate…...
April 19, 1775: The Shot Heard Around The World
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (825+ words) On April 19, 1775, the opening shots of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord'later immortalized as "the shot heard around the world'gave way, almost immediately, to something more consequential than a single day's fighting. As British regulars retreated into Boston…...
Minor Prophets Scroll from the Cave of Horrors [13: 40]
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (194+ words) Minor Prophets Scroll from the Cave of Horrors | 13: 40 Daily Dose of Septuagint | 3. 49 K subscribers | 862 views | April 18, 2026 Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. - Ancient Papyrus Reveals New Lines…...
The Greek Monkey Mystery: An Important Clue to Bronze Age World
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (571+ words) Ancient frescoes like that of the Greek monkeys on Santorini suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3, 600 years ago." By Tracie Mc Kinney &"Marie Nicole Pareja Cummings The wall paintings of Akrotiri were preserved by ash…...