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Friday, July 31, 2026
U.S. Patent No. 1 Answered a Humdrum Need
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Samuel Hopkin's patent with the original signatures. The date and number in the top right of the page were added after the Patent Act o...
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Adams the Younger--The Son Also Rises Part I
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Famous parents and a daunting legacy--John and Abigail Adams. John Quincy admired and respected his distant father but bitterly resented ...
Sunday, February 22, 2026
When Washington’s Birthday and Ash Wednesday Collided on the Calendar
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Despite this window in the Congressional Chapel in the Capitol , the popular image of Washington in reverent prayer receiving the so-ca...
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