British Sea Captain Drove Pirates From Beaufort Coast — His Reward Just Went Up For Auction
BEAUFORT — When an unnamed family from Manhattan presented a silver cup to Sotheby’s New York in December, John Ward knew the auction house had received something special. “The beauty and the importance of the cup as a piece of silver stands on its own,” said Ward,...
Disinformation, Inc. vs. The Founding Fathers
How many people believe, really believe, in freedom of speech? Or, as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, not just “free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate”? The answer is not as many as I supposed before reading...
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ALABAMA: Courthouse Resolution Sparks Debate Abouut Confederate Monuments Earlier this month the American Bar Association urged state and local governments to remove Confederate memorabilia and other symbols from courthouses. It’s being met with skepticism in deeply...
Live Civil War Artillery Shell Found at Gettysburg
The Civil War nearly claimed another casualty after an archaeologist discovered a live artillery round buried under a foot of dirt at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Park employees shut down roads and cleared the area around the 7-inch-tall shell,...Obiter Dicta
“America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy … She might become the dictatress of the world, But Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Play Tells Story Of Gullah Geechee Experience During Revolutionary War When George Washington goes to heaven in the Gullah Traveling Theater’s telling of the American Revolution, Saint Read More