According to the American Legion, in the years after World War I, 1914-1918, poppies thrived throughout the former battlefields of …
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A Truly Remarkable Woman
Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers was born on March 19, 1881 in the town of Saco, Maine where her parents owned a textile plant. …
Kent State 1970 – Not the Only Campus Aflame
This morning I heard on the radio today is the 52nd anniversary of the tragic shootings on the campus of Kent State University in …
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A Breathtaking Piece of Folly
One of my all-time favorite movies is "National Velvet" from 1944, the story of a young girl who wants to enter her horse into …