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The surrendered sword that gave birth to America returns to Virginia
British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, believed to be the one surrendered to Americans at Yorktown in 1781, is on display at the ...
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George Washington returns to Wallingford 250 years later for Flag Day reenactment
Just days after being commissioned as the commander in chief of the Continental Army in June 1775, George Washington arrived in Wallingford. On June 29, 1775, Washington stood under the shade of a ...
Here’s What the Symbols on the U.S. One Dollar Bill Mean
George Washington’s portrait The United States’ first president, George Washington, has been on the front side of the ...
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History of the George Washington bicentennial celebration
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