In two days, we celebrate the birth of our nation. It was 236 years ago Wednesday that our country declared “No More” – we are our own nation. “We don’t need your stinkin’ taxes, Britain” – we are taxed enough already. Do your kids get this? For some, Independence Day is a day for hot…
Happy Independence Day! With the revisionist history that abounds, many times, our children only learn about the most recent of the great black Americans who have blessed this country with their hard work and sacrifice, such as Martin Luther King Jr. This is an unfortunate oversight about our nation’s black heritage. In another book from…
Yesterday I wrote a few fun facts about the Founding Fathers because I love them and can’t get enough of the stories. Today, I’ll write a few more fun things to know about our founders from the book “Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence,” published by Wallbuilders Press, originally printed in 1848….
Most school children today have absolutely no idea when George Washington’s actual birthday day is anymore because we’ve conjured up the President’s Day holiday to encompass both Abraham Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays together. Because it is mandated to fall on the third Monday of February, the closest we can ever get to the actual date…
Just for fun today we’ll learn a few fun facts about our great nation. Impress your family members today at dinner or your co-workers tomorrow at work. These facts come from 5087 Trivia Questions and Answers by Marsha Kranes, Fred Worth and Steve Tamerius (1998, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., ISBN 1-57912-086-5) What time…
Here it is, the birthday of our country. For better or worse, it is still here, 229 years after the Declaration of Independence. A lot of things have happened over those years, and today is a time to put the differences aside, and reflect on what we truly enjoy.
Here it is, the birthday of our country. For better or worse, it is still here, 228 years after the Declaration of Independence. A lot of things have happened over those years, and today is a time to put the differences aside, and reflect on what we truly enjoy. Today’s site is called Happy 4th…
Here it is, the birthday of our country. For better or worse, it is still here, 227 years after the Declaration of Independence. A lot of things have happened over those years, and today is a time to put the differences aside, and reflect on what we truly enjoy. Today’s site is called Happy 4th…
Here it is, the birthday of our country. For better or worse, it is still here, 226 years after the Declaration of Independence. A lot of things have happened over those years, and today is a time to put the differences aside, and reflect on what we truly enjoy. Today’s site is called Happy 4th…
Learning about history can be very boring. Dates and places, sequences of events, the can all add up to boredom, especially if you are sitting in a classroom. But today’s FamSite helps put a new spin on some pieces of our country’s heritage, something almost as good as being there. Called National Archives Online, it…