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Tag Archives: history
George Washington and the Miracle at Newburgh
There are several versions of this story, but the essence is always the same. The Yorktown Surrender Most people think the American Revolution ended in 1781 when Cornwallis surrendered his Redcoat army to Washington in Yorktown. That is not exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Revolution history, Benjamin Franklin, Cornwallis Surrender at Yorktown, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington at Newburgh, George Washington businessman, George Washington wears spectacles, George Washington's Mount Vernon, history, John Adams, Presidential history, Revolutionary War, Surrender at Yorktown, The Continental Congress, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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The Courtship of Bess and Harry Truman
Bess Wallace and Harry Truman courted (sort of) for nearly thirty years. Little Boy Harry and Little Girl Bess: Writing of his courtship many years after his marriage, Harry Truman said he first fell in love with Bess Wallace when … Continue reading
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Tagged America history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's parents, Bess Wallace Truman, David and Madge Wallace, elizabeth Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, history, Madge Wallace, Margaret Truman, President Harry S Truman, President Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Harding and Taft: Making An Old Man Happy
Every so often, dreams do come true. Even in politics Ex-President Taft: A Public Career William Howard Taft (1857-1932) spent his entire life in public service: as judge, as Solicitor General, as Governor of the Philippines, as Cabinet member and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Chief Justice Edward White, ex-President Grover Cleveland, ex-President Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Judge William Howard Taft, Lt. Governor Warren Harding, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Warren Harding, Presidential history, Senator Warren Harding, Supreme Court Justice Taft, Supreme Court Justice William Howard Taft, Taft and Yale, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding, White House history, William Howard Taft
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Edith Roosevelt: Raising Eagles
Edith Carow Roosevelt was a mother of six when she became First Lady in 1901. The “Other” Mrs. Roosevelt Over the past seventy-five years or more, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt has eclipsed the name of the “other” Mrs Roosevelt, her … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Roosevelt, American history, Archie Roosevelt, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady History, history, Kermit Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential families, Presidential history, Quentin Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill, Ted Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt Jr., The Roosevelt children, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's children, TR, US history, White House history
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The Tragedies of General James Longstreet
James G. Longstreet’s reputation has been a controversial yo-yo for more than 150 years. Pete. James G. Longstreet (1821-1904) was nicknamed Pete in infancy, and it stuck throughout his long life. Born in SC to a large family of Dutch … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Pete" Longstreet, American history, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War history The American Civil War, General James G. Longstreet, General Ulysses S. Grant, George Custer, George McClellan, George Pickett, history, James G. Longstreet, Lee's Old War Horse, Mrs. James G. Longstreet, Pickett's Charge, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, The War with Mexico, Ulysses S. Grant, West Point
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FLOTUS Ellen Wilson: American Impressionist
While many First Ladies displayed some artistic gifts, Ellen Wilson was arguably the most talented. Ellen Axson: Child to Woman Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914) was bookended by war: Born just as the American Civil War was about to start, dying … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Impressionists, American women artists, Ellen Axson, Ellen Axson Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Ellen Wilson, Florence Grisold Museum, Governor Woodrow Wilson, history, Lyme Summer school of Art, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, The Art Students' League, US history, White House history, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson at Princetown University, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Library
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Saying Goodbye to FDR
Death is always private, but the death of a world figure becomes a public event. President Roosevelt’s Health When Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in April, 1945, the world was stunned. He had been US president for twelve years, just recently … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR, FDR and polio, FDR at Yalta, FDR's Little White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt's polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Graham Jackson, Harry Truman, history, Hyde Park NY, Little White House in Warm Springs, President Franklin D Roosevelt, presidential deaths, Presidential funerals, Presidential history, Presidential illness, the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. history, Warm Springs GA, White House history
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U.S.Grant and the U.S. Mail
Mail call has always been one of the key ingredients of soldier morale and frequently the high point of his day. A Literate War The Civil War is considered by most historians as the “first modern war” for a variety … Continue reading
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Tagged Absalom Markland, American Civil War, American history, Candice Shy Hooper, Civil War history, Communications during the Civil War, General Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Post Office history, postal history, Presidential history, Ulysses S. Grant, US Civil War, US history
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Lincoln. Mary. Robert. War.
Of all the decisions Abraham Lincoln was obliged to make during his administration, few were as personally difficult as his son’s participation in the Army. Robert’s Story Robert Todd Lincoln had just entered Harvard when his father was inaugurated in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, General Sherman, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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FLOTUS McKinley: White House Invalid
Many historians claim William McKinley would have been a far greater president had he not been so distracted by his invalid wife. Ida McKinley: Candidate’s Wife Shortly before the 1896 election, William and Ida McKinley celebrated their Silver Anniversary. More … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Diplomatic protocol, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady duties, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady McKinley donates slippers, history, Ida McKinley, Ida McKinley's crocheted slippers, McKinley alters protocol, McKinley's assassination, McKinley's Silver Anniversary party, Mrs. McKinley, President William McKinley, Presidential history, US history, White House history, William McKinley, William McKinley's wife
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