In 1773, on this day, Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace". As with so many other aspects of his life, Benjamin Franklin, the most distinguished scientific and literary American of his age, was also the very first American diplomat. He was not the second or the third, but the first, the pathfinder of American diplomacy, as of so much else....

Freedom to choose, that is what the Founders created. The freedom to choose which words you will use, which clothes to wear, what foods you will eat, what brands you will buy, which businesses to patron, which elections you will participate in, which vote to cast,  freedom to move without oppression and without intervention, freedom to work, freedom hire, Freedom of...

Did America have a Christian Founding? This disputed question, far from being only of historical interest, has important implications for how we conceive of the role of religion in the American Republic. One could argue the significance of the Enlightenment and Deism for the birth of the American republic, and especially the relationship between church and state within...

The Redcoats had a mission. Mission: Capture and confiscate the American arsenal at Concord. Secondary Objectives: Capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, known to be hiding at Lexington. Caveat: Patriots Paul Revere and William Dawes will race to warn and arouse Minutemen. While all the school children are taught ( not sure if they still do or not) of the...

On 14 April 1994, at 07:36 local time, a USAF E-3 AWACS aircraft from the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron (based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma) departed Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey in support of OPC. The AWACS, with its 19-member crew under the mission crew command of Major Lawrence Tracy, was to provide airborne threat warning and air control for all OPC...

“Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.” - Richard Nixon 10 Poorest #1 James Buchanan - worked with his dad as a merchant, then as a lawyer for 9 years, before enlisting as a private in Henry Shippen's Company during the war of 1812 then served as a member of Congress .. the only President that never married and was never an officer....

We all know the tale of Sir William Wallace of Scotland, But do you know the tale of William Wallace of Texas? One of the most colorful and toughest of Texas’ frontier characters was William Alexander Anderson "Bigfoot” Wallace. Growing up to be a backwoodsman, folk hero, soldier, and Texas Ranger, Wallace was originally from Virginia. Born in Lexington, on 03 April 1817...

Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter...