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George Washington
How George Washington would respond to today's national debt
by
Andie Corban
Feb 17, 2020
The first president warned the country against accumulating national debt. Today the U.S. owes over $23 trillion.
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Blog: Founding conflicts, conflicting numbers
by
Molly Wood
Jan 25, 2017
On our first episode of Make Me Smart, we asked you to tell us what you thought about the show, and you had lots to say about polls and presidents.
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President's Day: A celebration of two wheels?
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 16, 2015
President's day was once recognized as a day when people sold bikes.
Polish your pick up lines, it's International Flirting Week
Feb 14, 2014
A whole week for the lovebirds.
Where they celebrate Independence Day in the U.K.
by
Jeff Horwich
Jul 4, 2012
George Washington's ancestral home in England, Washington Old Hall, is an historic estate which might be the only place in the U.K. that throws a party for our Independence Day.
Now you too can drink like a Founding Father
May 9, 2011
The New York Public Library has published a handwritten recipe for "small beer" by none other than Founding Father George Washington.
The recipe...