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Fact Check: Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 10 months agoericfoltz / Getty Images Claim: In the 1790s, piracy of a ship carrying metric standards intended...
50 Thomas Jefferson Quotes About Life, Liberty and Freedom
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn addition to being known as the Father of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was a...
What's in a name? Why states differ on how (and when) to celebrate Presidents Day.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresidents Day is on Feb. 19 this year, and for many people that means a long, three-day weekend....
Love mac and cheese? You should thank James Hemings, the enslaved chef of Thomas Jefferson, for the...
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThomas Jefferson's enslaved chef James Hemings was the mastermind behind many of America’s favorite...
‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ Review: When Jefferson Met Washington
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoBOOKSHELF That Virginia produced four of the first five presidents of the United States is a...
All About James Hemings, One of America's First Celebrity Chefs
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBaked Mac & Cheese For centuries, French cuisine has been heralded as the highest form of culinary...
GOP Invokes Nullification In Border Standoff Between The U.S. And Texas
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTexas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiant statement on Wednesday rejecting the federal government’s authority...
Jefferson, Adams: Of friends, rivals
The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 4—John Adams was a prickly soul, possibly the most misunderstood of the Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson was a mysterious bundle of contradictions, leading historian Joseph J. Ellis to ...
Get ready, KY voters: Here are the state races to watch in 2024.
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 5 months agoWhen the clock struck 4 p.m. in Frankfort Friday, the Secretary of State’s office closed the literal...
Many American Revolutionaries were younger than you'd think when they declared independence from...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWashington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26,...
