When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. September 23, 1779 HMS Serapis captured by John Paul Jones On September 23, the Bonhomme Richard engaged the Serapis and the smaller Countess of Scarborough, which were escorting the …
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Going into the Revolution, Americans were at a huge disadvantage to the European powers when it came to cryptography, many of which had been using secret offices where sensitive letters were opened and deciphered by public officials for centuries. It was not uncommon for the messages of Revolutionary leaders and American diplomats to be intercepted …
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Okay, this is a rant. If that offends you, delete this email or skip this blog article. It is unfortunately, election season and I have some tags left. <<< === Good Hunting! America Should NEVER have a King! The current mudslinging escapades of our presidential candidates makes for interesting headlines, but the reality is BOTH …
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. September 22, 1776 – Nathanial Hale is executed as a spy on Long Island without trial. “My only regret is that I have but one life to give to …
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Joseph Priestley, as you will no doubt remember, was a theologian, and a chemist best known for his pioneering work isolating elements such as oxygen. Chemist are accustomed to working with things you cannot readily see (atoms and molecules, energy, electron states, etc.). It was only natural that when Priestly was teaching history at the …
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September 21, 20244:00 pmMorgan Log House 850 Weikel Rd Lansdale, PA 19446 For details and tickets visit: https://myphillytickets.com/e/morgan-log-house-tavern-night Public houses and taverns played an integral role in the commercial life of the American Colonies. They weren’t simply places to drink. They were a place to meet like-minded individuals, meeting places at which to conduct business, …
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. September 21, 1776 — Great Fire of New York erupted destroying 10 to 25 percent of buildings in the city. The British Army accused revolutionaries of deliberately setting the …
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The bar chart, the pie chart, and the line graph were invented by a man who was, himself, something of a statistical outlier. William Playfair was a boundary-thwarting, Enlightenment-era, near-criminal rascal and 18th century academics actually looked down their noses at anything that resembled a picture arguing that “Readers were accustomed to persuasion by rhetorical …
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September 21, 20244:00 pmMorgan Log House 850 Weikel Rd Lansdale, PA 19446 For details and tickets visit: https://myphillytickets.com/e/morgan-log-house-tavern-night Public houses and taverns played an integral role in the commercial life of the American Colonies. They weren’t simply places to drink. They were a place to meet like-minded individuals, meeting places at which to conduct business, …
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