The Pilgrims of Plymouth
During the first part of the 17th Century a group called the Separatists felt a need for a complete separation from the Church of England. They wanted to worship in a very simple manner without all of the ritual and symbols which were used in the Anglican Church. This group first went to Amsterdam and [...]
Private William Williams
William Williams enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 14, 1814. He was assigned to the 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment. The unit was assigned to Fort McHenry in early September of 1814. Williams had his leg blown off in the British Attack on Fort McHenry. The same attack that prompted Francis Scott Key to pen [...]
Elvis on Sullivan
It was on Sunday night September 9, 1956 that Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Even though the show was broadcasted from New York, Elvis’s appearance came from California, where he was in the middle of filming Love me Tender, his first film role. Ed Sullivan had originally said that [...]
A Break in the Action
One of the phrases I have used in the past is ‘Life sometimes gets in the way.’ While I have been working on 6 Things to Consider since 2006, it has always been as much a hobby as it was anything else. Would I like to devote as much time as needed to this. Of [...]
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