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Happy Flag Day! June 14 has been celebrated as the day to honor our national flag since the 1890's.  The state of New York began celebrating Flag day through individual organizations, beginning w...

Republican Coffee is nearly 6 months old now, and we've learned a lot about you since we began offering our coffee to you!  Want to know what we have learned? For one thing, you all just love to gi...

The United States currency has shifted, changed and had facelifts over the last couple of centuries, from quarters made out of silver, steel pennies instead of copper, to more recent coin updates, ...

 In our last post, we looked at the meaning of “E Pluribus Unum,” what it signifies and why it’s still on our currency today. Now we’re taking a look at the phrase “In God We Trust” and how it came...

Have you ever taken a look at our nation’s money? I mean really given it a close look, close enough to notice some of the intricate details on our bills and coins? What in the world does “E Pluribu...

One of the most recognizable and patriotic songs of our great nation, “America the Beautiful” was penned in 1895 by Katharine Lee Bates, originally submitted as a poem for the Fourth of July editio...

“One nation under God.” My, how these four words in The Pledge of Allegiance have stirred up controversy in recent years! The Pledge has become a sacred American ritual, one that used to be recited...

Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson! Thomas Jefferson is something of a patron saint around here. In his retirement years at Monticello, he estimated that his household went through a pound of his imp...

The phrase “Don’t Tread On Me” has deep and profound roots in American history and culture. The most recognizable form of the phrase is on the Gadsden flag (also less commonly known as the Hopkins ...