Morristown Minute·May 24At Home with George: Honoring Heroes through Photography at Morris MuseumMorris Museum’s Photography Exhibit Honors Sacrifices by Nation’s Famed and Unsung Heroes. MORRISTOWN, NJ — An evocative photography exhibition opened this week at the Morris Museum, inviting the public to pause, reflect, and honor the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to the country. …George Washington3 min readGeorge Washington3 min read
Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley·May 23American Foreign Policy Since 1945The United States of America, with its founding in 1775 and winning the American Revolution or, more accurately, a British civil war which lasted until 1783 over the 19th 1781 with the surrender of General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered 7087 officers and 900 seamen hundred and 40 cannons 15 galleys…George Washington6 min readGeorge Washington6 min read
Brian Tubbs·May 16Was George Washington a Hero?ChatGPT vs Google’s Bard — Was George Washington a hero? It’s a simple question but the answer reveals a lot about the answering party’s socio-cultural-political perspective and bias. For most of America’s history (until just a few years ago), Americans would have almost universally looked at you like you asked them if the sky was…George Washington5 min readGeorge Washington5 min read
John WelfordinLessons from History·May 6Member-onlyThe Battle of Trenton, 1776A battle lost through incompetence — Johann Gottlieb Rall, Colonel of one of the Hessian regiments the British used as mercenaries during the American War of Independence, was a reckless, hard-drinking bully. As a professional soldier he should have known better than to allow his personal prejudices to affect his judgement, but he hated rebels. He…George Washington4 min readGeorge Washington4 min read
Brian Tubbs·Apr 29Member-onlyElon Musk, Bill Maher, George Washington, and the “Woke Mind Virus”The multi-billionaire CEO and investor uses the perfect example of woke extremism — In a wide-ranging conversation on HBO’s “Real Time,” comedian Bill Maher and billionaire investor and business magnate Elon Musk talked about technology, resource distribution, history, free speech, cancel culture, and “the woke mind virus.” Both men agreed that woke radicalism was hurting democracy and society. When Maher asked Musk for…George Washington4 min readGeorge Washington4 min read
Joe Medeiros·Apr 25Brother, Can You Spare a Me?A long-lost letter from George Washington hints at the first president’s financial woes -CNN In a recently discovered letter that George Washington wrote in 1787, our soon-to-be First President hoped to solve his money problems by selling some of his land for cash. The letter was expected to fetch $50,000…George Washington5 min readGeorge Washington5 min read
Andrew P. Brown III, PhDinAfroSapiophile·Apr 21Member-onlyRacism Thrives Where Woke Dies.“You hear these stories about racism in America and you think wow, how sad is that? But then you have this little bit of hope because you feel like it’s very far away and it would never happen to your family and you. But God, the people in this country…George Washington3 min readGeorge Washington3 min read
Freda SavahlinILLUMINATION·Apr 19Member-onlyHistoric Mount Vernon Estate, restored by the Kindness of strangers.My guided tour of this former plantation estate. Here I stand with a statue of our First President, his wife Martha & their young ones. About Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon is the county seat of Skagit County, Washington, United States. It is the former plantation estate and burial location of George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general, the first President of the United States, his wife Martha, and twenty other Washington family members.George Washington5 min readGeorge Washington5 min read
HI I'M MIKE 🤖 (H.I.M)·Apr 3Time-Traveling Talks: GPT-4 Interviews George WashingtonJoin us as we delve into the life, thoughts, and experiences of the first President of the United States. Welcome to our historical interview series, where we bring history’s icons to life through captivating conversations. …George Washington5 min readGeorge Washington5 min read
Robert KnightinCrow’s Feet·Apr 1Member-onlyThe Story Behind George Washington’s DenturesThey were NOT made of wood. — George Washington suffered from dental problems all his adult life. At the time of his inauguration in 1789 he had only one natural tooth in his mouth, a pre-molar. One by one he had lost all his other teeth. His dentist, John Greenwood, made the dentures he wore at inauguration. …George Washington2 min readGeorge Washington2 min read
