Postcard History

March 13, 2026

Tag: Rhine River

  • The Story of the Lorelei

    The Story of the Lorelei

    Ray Hahn

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    The major rivers of the world have profound effects on the lands they flow through. Any 5th grader can name some of them, but the Rhine River that raises in Switzerland and flows to the North Sea has influenced western civilization more than most. This bit of postcard history shows how.

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Past Article

March 10, 2026 5 Comments
By Clarissa Ferraris and Tony Chaves It was 1976 and our nation was celebrating its Bicentennial. Carter was elected President, Apple Computer was founded, and NASA’s Viking missions landed on Mars. Yet another event happened that year that did not make headlines! Fifty people from Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia met at the Greenbelt Junior […]

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