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Timeless Wisdom: George Washington Deemed Religion and Morality Essential to Political Prosperity George Washington said something that many modern Americans would find nonsensical—and he did so not in some private document, but in perhaps the most public statement of his career, his Farewell Address published just prior to the end of his presidency. He said the following: “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable support...

Collecting $2 Bills Dated From 1862 to the Present   When the Continental Congress was considering the first federally issued money, initially it authorized bills of credit in many denominations, including $2. But only a relatively small number of said $2 notes (49,000) were authorized. The problem is that that paper currency (not only $2 bills) was backed only by the word of Congress and rapidly depreciated in value. This led them to forbid paper currency as legal tender and the issuance of ...

Although Thomas Jefferson was in France serving as United States minister when the Federal Constitution was written in 1787, he was able to influence the development of the federal government through his correspondence. Later his actions as the first secretary of state, vice president, leader of the first political opposition party, and third president of the United Stat...

David and Art By David Smtih & Brodie Bashaw • Feb 22, 2021 Listen David and Art "The Image of a President" | February 22, 2021 6:47am The U.S. presidency is much on people’s minds these days, to put it mildly, and over the past few years there’s a been lot of talk about the proper kind of image the President should put forward. Today is George Washington’s birthday and I’m thinking of an interesting book entitled The Painter’s Chair: George Washington and the M...

A Must-Read for Patriots: ‘The 1776 Report’ This past fall, President Donald Trump founded the 1776 Commission, charging its members with the task of “cultivating a better education among Americans in the principles and history of our nation.” On Monday, Jan. 18, the commission released its “1776 Report.” On Wednesday, Jan. 20, on his first day in office, newly elected president Joe Biden signed an executive order disbanding the commission and withdrawing the report, which had alrea...

Today, the dental profession has many ways to relieve dental pain and to replace missing teeth so that they look and feel like natural ones. Unfortunately for Washington, 18th-century dentistry could not provide the much sought-after relief from dental suffering available today. I am a professor of dentistry who has studied the history of Washington’s teeth and have found it very interesting separating fact from fiction regarding Washington’s oral health. The myth of the wooden teeth George...

Diana hits her mark in Keno Auctions $930,470 curated sale Augustus Saint Gaudens (American, 1848-1907), Diana of the Tower Bronze. H. 38 ⅞ in. NEW YORK, NY .- Among the various auctions of fine and decorative arts in New York held during “Americana Week”, Keno Auctions attained the highest price for any lot sold. On January 23rd, an iconic bronze sculpture of Diana by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) soared past its estimate of $200-400,000, selling for $506,000 (including BP). Purchas...

Among the various auctions of fine and decorative arts in New York held during “Americana Week”, Keno Auctions attained the highest price for any lot sold. On January 23rd, an iconic ...

George Washington could really cut a rug. Abraham Lincoln absolutely could not. How all 45 presidents fared on the dance floor.

The first inauguration: When George Washington was sworn in on 30 April 1789 Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 15:39 IST George Washington, the first President of the US was not sworn inside the US Capitol building in Washington DC simply because it was yet to be constructed. Here is where he was given the oath instead. Inauguration of George Washington at the Federal Hall in New York City&nbsp It may stun many of us to discover that the swearing-in of the first president of the Uni...