Here we are, the day after Independence Day, marking our country’s entrance into its 247th year of existence as a nation. Honestly, one might …

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On Aug. 22, 1775, Britain's King George III proclaimed the American colonies in a state of open rebellion.

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One-hundred-fifty years ago, on Oct. 25, 1854, the "Charge of the Light Brigade" took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of mo…