Benjamin Franklin’s 9 Most Ingenious (and Zany) Inventions
The Founding Father rejected patents on the belief that ideas should be shared.
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MLK's Final Cause
MLK's Final Cause
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. expanded his cause beyond Civil Rights and advocated to lift Americans out of poverty.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
-Nelson Mandela
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How 3 Colonial Towns Shaped the Course of US History
Few places in the United States rival the legacy of the three Virginia towns: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown.
How Virginia's House of Burgesses Became America's Blueprint for Democracy
America's first elected assembly met in Jamestown in 1619.
What Was Life Like in Jamestown?
Life in the early 1600s at Jamestown consisted mainly of danger, hardship, disease and death.
How Alexander Hamilton’s Men Surprised the Enemy at the Battle of Yorktown
Alexander Hamilton's leadership in the war's last major land battle delivered the future Secretary of the Treasury his long-sought glory.
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The Courage of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment broke barriers in the Revolutionary War as the first predominantly Black unit in the Continental Army.
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