Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof… -US Constitution, First Amendment, 1791 It was in the 4th grade when Mr. Welch taught me about religious freedom. Mr. Welch, Read more »
- September 17, 2012 -
Constitution Day, 2012
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves Read more »
- July 4, 2012 -
Independence Day, 2012
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, On July 1, 1776—on a hot and humid summer day—in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, John Adams of Massachusetts was locked in debate with Read more »
- April 20, 2011 -
Patriots Day, 2011
America’s civil war began 150 years ago on April 12, 1861 when Confederate troops stationed in Charleston, South Carolina bombarded Fort Sumter, forcing its capitulation. Six weeks earlier, the citizens of Charleston and the Union troops at Read more »
- January 16, 2011 -
Martin Luther King Day, 2011
I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is once again the Winter of America’s discontent. America is angry. The same anger that was unleashed 43 Read more »