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June 24, 1734: Benjamin Franklin was elected by his Brethren to serve as Grand Master of Pennsylvania.
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2022-06-24

Happy Birthday to James Monroe, 5th President of the United States, born on this day in 1758.
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2022-04-28

February 4, 1789: George Washington was unanimously elected the first President of the United States.
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2022-02-05

December 14, 1799: George Washington died at the age of 67 at his home, Mount Vernon, in Virginia.
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2021-12-15

November 9, 1775: James Monroe was made a Mason at Williamsburg Lodge No. 6 in Virginia.
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2021-11-09

November 4, 1752: George Washington was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Fredericksburg Lodge in Virginia.
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2021-11-05

Born in 1751: (1751-1836), President of the USA

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2021-03-16

Let’s stop trying to deify the Founding Fathers and admit they were human, filled with virtues and flaws.

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2021-03-03

Born in 1732: (1732-99), first president of the USA

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2021-02-22

Born in 1732: (1732-99), first president of the USA

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2021-02-22

is a story purporting what events might look like if the Revolution and its key players arrived a few hundred years too late.

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2021-01-24

In the I saw the best the great outdoors had to offer. Cheers to 244 years of Independence from My wish today is that we return to the wisdom of our & our

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2020-07-04