Selasa, 06 Februari 2018

Hallowed Ground: Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania

George Washington experienced combat for the first time on May 28, 1754. “I heard bullets whistle,” he boasted to his brother two days later, “and believe me, there was something charming in the sound.” Britain’s King George II read Washington’s remark in a newspaper and reportedly quipped, “He would not say so, if he had …

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