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History. This category was titled "A Historical Perspective."

You might know him as the first American president, the father of our country, the top Revolutionary War general, or just the guy on the quarter and the dollar bill.
You might know him as the first American president, the father of our country, the top Revolutionary War general, or just the guy on the quarter and the dollar bill.
 
I've been researching the topic for several months, as part of a book project, and have come across a number of fascinating historical figures who deserve to be better known to North Carolinians.
I've been researching the topic for several months, as part of a book project, and have come across a number of fascinating historical figures who deserve to be better known to North Carolinians.
 
For more than a year, historians and history buffs have been recognizing the 150th anniversary of various battles and other significant events in the Civil War.
For more than a year, historians and history buffs have been recognizing the 150th anniversary of various battles and other significant events in the Civil War.
 
Hood demonstrated that 150 years ago this week during the Second Battle of Bull Run. Called Second Manassas by the Confederates, the August 28-30 battle pitted the Union's Army of Virginia, led by Major General John Pope, against General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Hood demonstrated that 150 years ago this week during the Second Battle of Bull Run. Called Second Manassas by the Confederates, the August 28-30 battle pitted the Union's Army of Virginia, led by Major General John Pope, against General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
 
If the War of 1812 was, as some have described it, America's first Forgotten War, then the event that occurred 200 years ago today could well be described as a tragically forgotten episode of that war.
If the War of 1812 was, as some have described it, America's first Forgotten War, then the event that occurred 200 years ago today could well be described as a tragically forgotten episode of that war.
 
Hezekiah Alexander's role in the Revolution is a good example. His home, built in 1774, ought to be a colorful Carolina shrine to the birth of political liberty in America, rather than a setting for the tedious or trivial, as many believe the museum has become.
Hezekiah Alexander's role in the Revolution is a good example. His home, built in 1774, ought to be a colorful Carolina shrine to the birth of political liberty in America, rather than a setting for the tedious or trivial, as many believe the museum has become.
 
History is full of cases in which people subverted their own just causes by acting impulsively rather than carefully considering the costs and benefits.
History is full of cases in which people subverted their own just causes by acting impulsively rather than carefully considering the costs and benefits.
 
A dog, a pickup truck, spurned love, maybe some prison time, and beer -- a good country song mentions them in some combination. That's the old joke.
A dog, a pickup truck, spurned love, maybe some prison time, and beer -- a good country song mentions them in some combination. That's the old joke.
 
When the ancient Roman author Vegetius wrote that those who desire peace should prepare for war, he was offering a timeless insight about the risks of presenting a weak front to an aggressive opponent. If only James Madison had taken the insight to heart.
When the ancient Roman author Vegetius wrote that those who desire peace should prepare for war, he was offering a timeless insight about the risks of presenting a weak front to an aggressive opponent. If only James Madison had taken the insight to heart.
 
Today is the sesquicentennial of the first day of the Battle of Seven Pines. It was a key moment in the brief history of the Confederate States of America, the long history of the United States of America, and the very long history of unintended consequences.
Today is the sesquicentennial of the first day of the Battle of Seven Pines. It was a key moment in the brief history of the Confederate States of America, the long history of the United States of America, and the very long history of unintended consequences.
 
On this date in 1771, two large groups of armed North Carolinians were camped about six mile away from each other in what is now Alamance County.
On this date in 1771, two large groups of armed North Carolinians were camped about six mile away from each other in what is now Alamance County.
 
"The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest." So wrote a reporter from the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825. There was enough demand by 1830 for a Charlotte-based Miners' and Farmers' Journal to begin publication.
"The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest." So wrote a reporter from the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825. There was enough demand by 1830 for a Charlotte-based Miners' and Farmers' Journal to begin publication.
 
"If you would understand anything," wrote Aristotle, "observe its beginning and its development." Without a solid grounding in the history of our state, North Carolinians cannot hope to chart the right course for the future.
"If you would understand anything," wrote Aristotle, "observe its beginning and its development." Without a solid grounding in the history of our state, North Carolinians cannot hope to chart the right course for the future.
 
As we march further into the proverbial "Book of Life," and as we close the Chapter of 2011 and open the Chapter of 2012, it is tradition that we examine the lives of notable people that have passed on before us.
As we march further into the proverbial "Book of Life," and as we close the Chapter of 2011 and open the Chapter of 2012, it is tradition that we examine the lives of notable people that have passed on before us.
 
The need for government, plain and simple, is because absolute freedom is impossible.
 
Within these gathered groups of information from Diane Rufino, we are provided a timeline to American Civil War, and the Resolutions of Secession from South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Within these gathered groups of information from Diane Rufino, we are provided a timeline to American Civil War, and the Resolutions of Secession from South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
 
We don't need the Supreme Court to tell us its interpretation of the Constitution. We have the very words and writings of the very men who drafted our Constitution and created our government.
We don't need the Supreme Court to tell us its interpretation of the Constitution. We have the very words and writings of the very men who drafted our Constitution and created our government.
 
QUESTION: Is it true that both California and Texas have such a right in the agreements they signed to join the Union?
QUESTION: Is it true that both California and Texas have such a right in the agreements they signed to join the Union?
 
The Declaration of Independence wasn't intended as a one-time "Get Out of Jail Free" card !!
 
I was struck by how many people want to learn such topics but just don't know where to go to be educated or how to trust that they will be taught the right stuff. But one question that came up almost every class period and by every group was this: "Do the states have the right to secede?"
I was struck by how many people want to learn such topics but just don't know where to go to be educated or how to trust that they will be taught the right stuff. But one question that came up almost every class period and by every group was this: "Do the states have the right to secede?"
 
I guess I learned the Pledge of Allegiance way back in 1946 when I was in the first grade. I am sure I didn't really understand the implications but it didn't take long before I could recite it from memory.
I guess I learned the Pledge of Allegiance way back in 1946 when I was in the first grade. I am sure I didn't really understand the implications but it didn't take long before I could recite it from memory.
 
The English Bill of Rights was clearly a precursor to our US Bill of Rights.
The English Bill of Rights was clearly a precursor to our US Bill of Rights.
 
WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth.
WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth.
 
Responding to abusive detention of persons without legal authority, public pressure on the English Parliament caused them to adopt this act, which established a critical right that was later written into the Constitution for the United States.
Responding to abusive detention of persons without legal authority, public pressure on the English Parliament caused them to adopt this act, which established a critical right that was later written into the Constitution for the United States.
 
The Petition of Right of 1628 is a statement of the objectives of the 1628 English legal reform movement that led to the Civil War and deposing of Charles I in 1649.
The Petition of Right of 1628 is a statement of the objectives of the 1628 English legal reform movement that led to the Civil War and deposing of Charles I in 1649.
 
As might be expected, the text of the Magna Carta of 1215 bears many traces of haste, and is clearly the product of much bargaining and many hands.
As might be expected, the text of the Magna Carta of 1215 bears many traces of haste, and is clearly the product of much bargaining and many hands.
 
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