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It's George W's Birthday (Not President's Day)

February 22 is the birthday of George Washington -- the man who, more than any other, made possible our republican form of government.

In the deep of a cold night almost 250 years ago, the remnants of an army waited for their turn to cross a river and head toward their enemy in hopes of surprising them on Christmas.

In the deep of a cold night almost 250 years ago, the remnants of an army waited for their turn to cross a river and head toward their enemy in hopes of surprising them on Christmas.

Date Time With research, communities should lead and academics follow Historically, research was done ‘on’ communities. A new generation of researchers seeks to reverse this harmful practice. They say the goals of a newer, more beneficial method – community-led research – will only be fulfilled when communities take the research reigns. Dr James Flexner (centre) undertaking community-led research in Vanuatu. Credit: Dr Flexner. There is an upside to arriving in Vanuatu with jus...

On Mother’s Day, it is important and poignant to recall the hard life of Mary Ball Washington, who struggled – mostly alone – to raise our Founding Father. Historians have left us with inaccurate and mostly unpleasant accounts of her long and laborious years. After George Washington’s death, historians canonized him and his mother, too. But unlike George’s enduring sainthood, praise for Mary was short-lived. In the late 19th century, George’s biographers began interpreting the f...

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On Monday, we celebrate George Washington's birthday, as we have for almost 200 years.

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