Oldest U.S. Time Capsule to be Opened in New York
A time capsule from 1914, the oldest unopened time capsule in the U.S., will be opened in New York on Oct. 8, 2014.
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The Return of George Washington – Book Review
In "The Return of George Washington" historian Edward J. Larson disproves the myth that Washington only reluctantly returned to public life to become president of the new country.
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18th-Century Ice Cream at Mt. Vernon
Mount Vernon is offering visitors a chance to see how ice cream was made in George and Martha Washington's time and to taste popular flavors of that era.
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The Great War for Peace – Book Review
In "The Great War for Peace," William Mulligan rejects the view that WW1 was simply a slaughter that led to WW2 and argues it was critical in creating a new world order focused on peace.
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Firearms: An Illustrated History – Book Review
"Firearms: An Illustrated History," produced by a partnership between The Smithsonian and Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing, is a coffee-table book guaranteed to provide several evenings’ worth of entertaining reading to any gun or history enthusiast.
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