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The Man Who Could Never Die in Battle
On July 4, 1827, a new two-act national drama premiered at the Chestnut Street Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Written by George Washington Parke Custis, it was based on the story of his grandfather’s (through marriage) encounter with indigenous tribal...
Did George Washington Really Start a World War?
On May 28, 1754, George Washington led a band of Virginia recruits and Native American warriors led by the Mingo sachem Tanaghrisson in a surprise attack on French troops. Little did he realize that the incident would spark a world war involving Great Britain,...
OC Artist Captures Fight for Liberty on Canvas
More than twenty-five years ago, Philippine-born Cindy Jose Scott was told that a serious medical condition affecting her voice would require her to refrain from speaking for at least two months. Already proficient in water color and other mediums, Cindy...
When Myth Becomes GOBBLE-dygook
It was well-known that Benjamin Franklin had a near-death experience – with a turkey! Among Franklin’s many experiments with electricity was his 1750 attempt to demonstrate a procedure for electrocuting a turkey, believing that killing a turkey in this manner,...
A French Revolutionary Travelogue
On July 11, 1780, three officers of the French Army arrived in Newport, Rhode Island. Their leader was Jean-Baptiste Donatien, Compte de Rochambeau, who would command 5,500 French soldiers under the leadership of General George Washington and participate in...
USA250-OC’s Hazard Reenacts “French in Newport”
Dan Hazard, Chairman of USA250-OC’s Advisory Leadership Team, recently participated in the annual French in Newport living-history day on July 12, commemorating the Franco-American alliance which led to the surrender by the British to American and French forces at...
Orange County Student Wins California Civics Bee Competition
Arlo Fravien, 13, an eighth-grade student at Walton Intermediate School in Garden Grove, has won the competition to represent California in the National Civics Bee in Washington, D. C. in November. Sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the...
Artistic License with America’s Greatest Moment? Yikes!
One of the most recognized, iconic paintings of the American founding is prominently displayed in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. Simply and appropriately called Declaration of Independence, it is one of eight oil-on-canvas paintings measuring 12 by 18...
“The British are Coming!” Really?
For more than a hundred fifty years, school children have been introduced to birth of the United States by the thrilling verses penned by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “Listen my children and you shall here of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of...
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