Or this article could be headlined “How the Newspaper Got Bigger.”
I’ll have to report on the Jefferson story later. But his caught my eye.
The first official newspaper in the Colonies, or at least the first one to print more than once, was the “Boston News-letter”. It printed news in the order that it was received from the European news sources. The length of the stories and articles became so large, that this newspaper had to expand its size. The information received soon exceeded the space allotted.
“A man in never in worse company than when he flies into a rage and is beside himself!”
inventions, diplomatic missions, writings, and printing. We could list a page full. Easily.
It’s not a tale usually told, but George Washington didn’t get along real well with his mother. He thought she was too controlling, too dominating, and too unpleasant around him. He always respected her and was honor bound to submit to her wishes.
My Father died last year. I was going to visit his grave this day, but my brother told me he had been there and the grave was overgrown with weeds, mucky and wet, and to top it off most of the grass was gone or dead. Wow, I didn’t expect that. The grave is supposed to bring back good memories.
One fine day an uncompromising woman appeared at the White House and requested an audience with President Abraham Lincoln. She was finally introduced to him and said:
I was looking for something nice to say on this Memorial Day weekend. In my favorite quote books there wasn’t much between memory and virtues. But I did find this quote which really touched a nerve and I thought should be considered in our nation on this day we celebrate some heroes.