Smithsonian Magazine4h
America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Sparked a Revolution
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently ...
How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first time
Later, we connected the first multi-service heterogeneous network outside the US ( Janet, the UK’s academic network ...
How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who created the first password on the internet
Peter Kirstein had to overcome various hurdles to connect the UK to the internet, including intransigent governments, ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
An Unlikely Army of Militia and Pirates Shocked the World by Defeating the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans
Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
New Indiana license plate marks Declaration of Independence anniversary
Indiana vehicle owners can purchase the special plate by paying an additional $25 fee that will go toward funding Declaration ...
Bedford Citizen3d
Bedford Minutemen Celebrate The First Flag Raising on New Year’s Day
Submitted by the Bedford Minuteman Company The Bedford Minuteman Company kicked off 2025 by representing Bedford at the 249th ...
PBS3d
Here’s why U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day
Biden ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in honor of the late former president. It's an honor that indicates that ...
Why are flags still at half-staff, and why Trump says ‘nobody wants to see this’
Flags are flying at half-staff in honor of late former president Jimmy Carter, which Trump believes will be a distraction during his inauguration.
The Bulwark4d
Jan. 6th Rioters Claim They’re Like the Patriots of 1776. Here’s the Ugly Truth.
Yet as we approach the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, a candid consideration of some of the darker aspects our ...
Why South Korean protesters are using U.S. flags and a pro-Trump slogan
Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are using American symbolism, from the “Stop the Steal” ...
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Great Britain and France train for United Cup openers in Sydney
'The Cosby Show' actor Geoffrey Owens 'struggling' to make living as 'middle-class actor' A Sheltered Life In Upstate New York Turned This 1967 Buick Electra 225 Into A Time Capsule Christmas ...
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1776 establishments in Great Britain
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