September 18, 2024
Tag: Virgina Postcards
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Homes of Our Presidents – Part Three of Six – John Tyler
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Robin Hood was not the only legendary individual to live in Sherwood Forest. America’s 10th president – John Tyler – did too. But unlike Robin Hood, Tyler was never much of a hero; he had few friends and his neighbors despised him. When he died no one outside his family seemed to care.
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January 10, 2022 4 Comments
In the vernacular we’re talking about hats and shoes. But, if you were a doughboy in World War I, your world was much more defined – you wore a helmet and boots. When a member of the American Expeditionary Forces dressed for battle his uniform alone was 44 pounds.