Posts Tagged ‘America’
History of the American Experiment: A Democracy or A Republic?
Reading Time: 8 minutesHISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT: A DEMOCRACY OR A REPUBLIC? Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial ur quarter-millennium experiment with non-monarchical self-government, now 250 years old, remains singular in history. See my previous article on the American uniqueness compared to other nations throughout history. Congress had authorized George Washington to command…
Read MoreHistory of the First American Christmas: 1776
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN CHRISTMAS: 1776 Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial Podcast version t is called the first “American” Christmas because the Declaration of Independence was created the previous summer, essentially “divorcing” America from England and declaring our country an independent nation. Perhaps it would be more accurate…
Read MoreHistory of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel?
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The man who sailed from Spain to discover America was neither Spanish nor did he actually discover America, at least not the mainland. But it was true that: In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue Where was he from, where did he go, who paid for…
Read MoreHistory of Christopher Columbus
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS The man who sailed from Spain to discover America was neither Spanish nor did he actually discover America, at least not the mainland. But it was true that: In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue
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