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PATR IOTS, AND ALL INTERESTED IN OUR AMERICAN HISTORYReply
Nota Bene: On this day in 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed into law legislation making The Star-Spangled Banner the nation s official national anthem. Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) composed the poem that became The Star-Spangled Banner on Sept. 14, 1814, after witnessing the massive overnight British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor, a key assault during the War of 1812. Key, a lawyer, watched the siege while being detained aboard ship by British sailors. He pe
Mar 3, 2024, 2:51 pm - eddessaknight - Mystical Forum

WHY: Catherine the Great Was So Great & Mysterious
A portrait of Catherine the Great by Fedor Rokotov , 1763. Born in 1729, and known as Catherine the Great because she served as Russia's longest-reigning female ruler, she was empress from 1762 until her death in 1796. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS If persistent tabloid covers and made-for-television miniseries have taught us anything, it's that us commoners simply love a royal scandal. So it's no surprise then that a legendary monarch like Catherine the Great, the longest reigning female leader of Russ
Aug 18, 2022, 6:34 pm - eddessaknight - Mystical Forum