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THE TYRANNICIDE: COMMERCE RAIDER OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
The Fourth of July is fast approaching! Balladeer’s Blog presents another seasonal post in honor of that upcoming holiday. THE TYRANNICIDE – I can’t think of a better name for a ship serving as either...
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1776 – FOURTH OF JULY MUSICAL
It may be my fondness for mythology that makes me love to watch particular movies around particular holidays. I say that because many of the well- known myths were recited on ancient holidays when...
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THE INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH THAT NEVER WAS
For the most part the silly conspiracy theories about the establishment of the United States are good only for laughs. One of my favorites, however, features a speech from a mysterious figure usually...
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1776: FOURTH OF JULY MUSICAL
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2018
Balladeer’s Blog wishes a happy birthday to the USA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this...
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PENNSYLVANIA’S DECLARATION SIGNERS
Another look at an individual state’s representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence: PENNSYLVANIA – (Nine reps) ### 1. George Clymer – His home was ransacked by the British who destroyed...
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AMERICA (1924): A SILENT FILM FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my fondness for old Silent Movies. America was D.W. Griffith’s 1924 production about the Revolutionary War. The movie is pleasant enough for the...
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1776: FOURTH OF JULY MUSICAL
It may be my fondness for mythology that makes me love to watch particular movies around particular holidays. I say that because many of the well- known myths were recited on ancient holidays when...
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2019
Balladeer’s Blog wishes a happy birthday to the USA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this...
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLES BEFORE THE FOURTH OF JULY
Balladeer’s Blog as usual will be marking the USA’s upcoming birthday with a series of holiday-themed posts. Since we get overexposed to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and the actual...
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THE INDEPENDENCE DAY “SPEECH” THAT NEVER WAS
For the most part the silly conspiracy theories about the establishment of the United States are good only for laughs. One of my favorites, however, features a speech from a mysterious figure usually...
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DEFY DEMOCRAT TYRANTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
With the 4th of July nearly upon us, what better time to remind ourselves of the need to stand up against the would-be dictators called Democrats. Those nauseating hybrids of Nazis and the Mafia have...
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2020!
Balladeer’s Blog wishes a happy birthday to the USA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this...
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1776: FOURTH OF JULY MUSICAL
It may be my fondness for mythology that makes me love to watch particular movies around particular holidays. I say that because many of the well- known myths were recited on ancient holidays when...
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2022
Balladeer’s Blog wishes a happy birthday to the USA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this...
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS FROM NEW JERSEY
The 4th of July is nearly upon us, so here is yet another seasonal blog post. This one looks at the five men from New Jersey out of the fifty-six men total who signed America’s Declaration of...
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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2023
Balladeer’s Blog wishes a happy birthday to the USA! What happened in early July of 1776 certainly needs no rehashing so in keeping with my blog’s theme of addressing more out of the way subjects this...
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