Posted in history, life on December 28, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Merry Christmas all. I hope everyone had a good holiday, and a nice several days off. (yay!)
It’s funny; due to compromising circumstances, I haven’t actually celebrated the holiday in traditional fashion yet. But then, in some ways its not unfitting. Christmas doesn’t have to be celebrated on the traditional date; [...]
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Posted in history, life, tagged history on November 23, 2006 | 2 Comments »
In 1620 the Pilgrims obtained a permit to settle north Virginia. Some separtists who had fled to Holland sailed on the Speedwell back to England to join a larger group of separtists. Unfortunatly the Speedwall was not in good condition after its voyage from Holland, so on September 6, 1620 its [...]
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Posted in history, tagged history on June 26, 2006 | 8 Comments »
With independence day drawing near, I think that it would be good to clarify when it happened. It did not, in fact, happen on the fourth, it happened on the second. This conclusion is backed up by information from the Congressional Libraries’ journals of the continental congress’s meeting that day.
Resolved, That these United Colonies [...]
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