January 8, 2021: Is History Doing Its Rhyming Thing Again?
After the storming of the US Capitol Building and Congress on January 6, 2021, it seems that some historical elements are repeating. This time the attack was instigated by the man currently in the role of POTUS and his MAGA shock troops carried out his plan, as Trump supporters participated and ‘simply walked right in’ to the Capitol
January 8, 2021: Is History Doing Its Rhyming Thing Again?
After the storming of the US Capitol Building and Congress on January 6, 2021, it seems that some historical elements are repeating. This time the attack was instigated by the man currently in the role of POTUS and his MAGA shock troops carried out his plan, as Trump supporters participated and ‘simply walked right in’ to the Capitol
Washington Crossing the Delaware; Emanuel Leutze 1851 [Public domain]As a mere "armchair genealogist" nothing I discover online through the research of others is for 100% certain yet some information I find does seem to be genuine. One such is my ancestor Francis Power of Maryland (born February 21, 1756) who is known to have signed up to serve in the Revolutionary War with the Marblehead
With today being July 4th I’ve been reading about the War of 1812 which I know very little about. Fought between American patriots against British forces, the Royal Navy, and certain Native American tribes wanting a federation of their own (with British encouragement in order to limit Us expansion), the War began on June 18, 1812 and ended by Britain and American signing the Treaty of Ghent. It