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The Johnson Patent Ice-Cream Freezer – By Daniel Sheridan
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The U.S. Constitution reads, “The Congress shall have power…to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right […]
Ideas Change The World, by Daniel Sheridan
Ideas Change The World, by Daniel Sheridan
Wars usually make the news, and war movies dominate cinema. That’s because they are […]
The Road To Glory In A Patriot Army: Virtue, by Daniel Sheridan
OTD# August 7, 1782, the Commander of the Continental Army, George Washington, to honor virtuous soldiers, creates the Purple Heart medal (Badge of Military Merit).
“The General ever desirous to […]
On this day, August 2, 1923, the first President elected… By Daniel Sheridan
The First U.S. Patent – By Daniel Sheridan
#OTD, July 31, 1790, the very first American patent, which George Washington signed, was issued to Samuel Hopkins for a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.
Abraham […]
Today is the Birthday of America’s Free Institutions!
#OTD, July 30, 1619, the first legislative body chosen by the people met in Virginia, which marks the birthday of America’s free institutions.
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It’s silly and sentimental of me, but the Cape Cod Patriotic Flash Mob brought tears; because I still remember so many past Independence Days, exactly like that. Think “Boston Pops” (by the Charles River); think Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and thoughts of my old high school band!! Oh, my – -the fun ones to watch were the Delta Flight Attendants, in Atlanta doing a neat song and dance routine and the DIA Flash Mob – -doing the Jitterbug, the Black Bottom, you-name-it and doing a great job of it, too! And some of the military proposals – -well, just watch them; it’ll do your heart so much good! Hope everyone had a safe and patriotic 4th of July!