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Lucien Fewell shot James Clark after he apparently ran off with Lucien's 16-year-old sister. The murder trial that followed featured two Confederate generals and a former Virginia governor. What was the verdict? (also on Amazon.com)
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Navajo Code Talkers Day
Let’s face it, codes are fun. It’s fun to have a secret language, it’s fun (up to a point) to try to decipher someone else’s secret language. One of my favorite stories along these lines involves some good family friends—my … Continue reading
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Coast Guard Day
The Coast Guard is one of the five U.S. armed services, established on this day in 1790. It had a modest beginning: Originally called the Revenue Marine, it was basically ten boats with crews who were supposed to prevent smuggling … Continue reading
Buffalo Soldiers Day
I reckon most people know this phrase because of the Bob Marley song. And call me racist or a cultural appropriator or whatever you want, but my favorite rendition of that song was when my tiny and extremely pale toddler … Continue reading
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Arwen Adams Bicknell 