[caption id="attachment_2063" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="From the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress"] [/caption] On this day, September 17, 1796, George Washington's Farewell Address was read to Congress for the first...
Nickname: The Evergreen State Date Ratified: November 11, 1889 (42nd) Capital: Olympia [caption id="attachment_1952" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Washington"] [/caption] Washington is named after George Washington, and as such is the only state to...
Everybody knows that on July 20, 1969 the first men set foot on the moon, you know Apollo 11 and all. But since the advent of the Gregorian calendar there have been over 400 July 20th's, so lets see what else has happened, shall we? 1656: Swedish forces under the command...
On this day in 1775, Patrick Henry famously uttered the phrase, "Give me liberty, or give me death," to delegates to the Virginia Convention, which included Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The purpose of this famous speech was to convince the delegates to supply...
[caption id="attachment_809" align="alignleft" width="142" caption="Courtesy of FasterDix on Flickr"] [/caption] For those of you who have been keeping your eye on the ball, this probably won't come as news to you. However, a mainstream news source has finally picked...
My cousin posted a link to this story on Facebook, and I just had to share. It chronicles the final hours of George Washington's life. And oh, what a painful time it must have been. Historic Trauma Cases: George Washington on ADVANCE for Physical Therapists and PT...
I'm feeling silly, so I'm going to play the chicken or the egg game. So, which Chevy Chase came first; the comedian, or the city in Maryland? The Comedian [caption id="attachment_752" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="Photo by Alan Light"] [/caption] Chevy...
