A flagpole to the west of City Hall commemorates the Liberty Poles, with this marker: “Here in the ancient commons of the city, where before the time of ...
Emile Chabal, The Age of Hobsbawm: The Life of a Revolutionary Historian – Harvard University Press, August 2026 ...
The hardest thing in life isn’t getting what we want but knowing what we want, for it requires the whole blooming buzzing confusion of knowing who and ...
On January 20, 1783, the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War and formalizing British recognition of the independence of the United States of ...
By Nancy Spannaus August 31, 2025—While Virginia’s leading role in the American Revolution is widely acknowledged, little attention has been paid to ...
In modern society, Simone de Beauvoir observed in her later years, “it is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life” — it is ...
The Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon, launched in 2019, is one of the most remarkable tourbillons in watchmaking, as it combines a ...
Ali Foley Shenk still remembers the panic when her 10-year-old son, Dean, finished a 20-ounce box of raisins in the seconds the cupboard was left ...
By Nancy Spannaus June 15, 2025—On June 12, my husband and I traveled to Front Royal, Virginia to participate in a commemoration of the life and ...
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