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A truly musical Founding Father (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source. Historical Society of Pennsylvania) ... Francis Hopkinson, treasurer of the Continental Loan Office ... My days have been so wondrous free, ... His 1781 'oratorical entertainment' America Independent or The Temple of Minerva - performed in Philadelphia before Hopkinson's friend, George Washington - extolled the virtue of the American cause and, according to some historians, may qualify him as the first American opera composer ... (noodl....

Free printable American history lessons: Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown

Edit The Examiner 10 May 2016
The year is 1781 ... The Battle of Yorktown (click here for free printable American history lessons on that battle) lasted for 21 days from September 28 to October 19, 1781 ... But despite that, by 1781, things weren't going well for General Cornwallis and the British. His army had suffered much ... Without food and ammunition from General Clinton, General Cornwallis was forced to surrender to General George Washington on October 19, 1781 ... ....

Free printable American history lessons: 4th of July Declaration of Independence

Edit The Examiner 10 May 2016
Memorial Day kicks off a season of patriotic U.S. holidays that mark significant dates in American history. After Memorial Day comes Flag Day on June 14, 4th of July or Independence Day and Labor Day and Constitution Day in September ... England ruled the 13 original colonies ... The colonists protested the Intolerable Acts ... After the colonists won the Revolutionary War, in 1781, the Declaration of Independence was fulfilled ... ....

Potomac Riverboat Company Joins Entertainment Cruises’ Fleet (The Pritzker Group Chicago LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
(Source. The Pritzker Group Chicago LLC) May 10, 2016. Alexandria, Virginia-based Potomac Riverboat Company has joined the family of Entertainment Cruises, the largest dining cruise company in the United States. The acquisition expands Entertainment Cruises' national fleet to 38 vessels, serving more than 1.8 million guests annually ... About Entertainment Cruises ... About Pritzker Group ... Original documenthttp.//www.pritzkergroup.com/1781-2/....

Days that changed America: Yorktown (October 19, 1781)

Edit The Examiner 08 May 2016
The British abandoned the South Carolina following their defeat at Cowpens. Lord Cornwallis chased Nathanael Greene throughout the South hoping to destroy the Americans. The cat-and-mouse chase led to Yorktown, Virginia. Once the French navy sailed to blockade the British, George Washington and his French allies raced from New York to capture Cornwallis ... The victory at Yorktown signaled American victory in the War of Independence ... ....

New research shows George Washington was trendier than we thought

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 08 May 2016
The changes in a second-floor bedroom at Mount Vernon may not seem revolutionary to some, but to historians, they are profound ... Now renamed the Chintz Room, this space is one of the major bedrooms in the home of George and Martha Washington ... The room used to be named for Nelly Custis, a stepgranddaughter of George Washington who was adopted by George and Martha Washington and moved to Mount Vernon after her father’s death in 1781 ... ....

Racial tensions of 2016 and the myth of Irish slavery | Opinion

Edit NJ dot com 07 May 2016
This debate is not really about what happened in the 17th century. This debate is about racial tension in 2016. By Tom Deignan   ... history -- slavery ... You've never heard of Irish slavery?. Therein lies the problem ... In one bizarre case, the deaths of over 130 African slaves, in what has come to be known as the Zong massacre of 1781, has been transformed, on some websites, into the deaths of over 1,300 Irish "slaves." ... Let's be clear ... ....

AGM Statement (British American Tobacco plc)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
(Source. British American Tobacco plc). SPEECH BY RICHARD BURROWS, CHAIRMAN, AT THE BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 27 APRIL 2016. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome you to British American Tobacco's 2016 Annual General Meeting, held here at Milton Court for the second time. Thank you for your attendance ... Cigarette volume was up 3.6%, with our GDBs growing by 10.5% ... 020 7845 1781 ... (noodl....

Interim Management Statement (British American Tobacco plc)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
(Source. British American Tobacco plc). 26 APRIL 2016. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c. INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2016. SHARE AND VOLUME GROWTH DRIVES GOOD START TO YEAR. · Cigarette volume from subsidiaries increased by 3.6% to 158 billion, or 2.4% on an organic basis. · Continued organic market share growth of 20 basis points (bps) ... · Revenue was up 1.7% at current rates of exchange ... bns ... 020 7845 1781....

DAR and the Museum of the American Revolution (DAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
(Source. DAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) ... To kick off our partnership the DAR has provided a gift of a grant to underwrite the framing and installation within the Museum of a hand-painted copy of the Siege of Yorktown (1781), a monumental 19th century painting by French artist Louis-Charles Auguste Couder which hangs in the Hall of the Battles in the Palace of Versailles ... R ... Dr ... www.AmRevMuseum.org ... (noodl....

Relic Room exhibit focuses on SC’s Fort Motte

Edit The State 29 Apr 2016
Calhoun County fort was a key installation in Revolutionary War. Exhibit features artifacts from Fort Mott, Camden and Fort Watson. Fall of the fort in 1781 part of “War of the Posts” ... ....

IRadimed Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results (IRadimed Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
(Source. IRadimed Corporation) 6f7e5973-a29d-42d0-a341-7339383f6d0a.pdf. IRADIMED CORPORATION Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results. Revenue grows 28.2% compared to the same quarter last year ... As the only MRI compatible IV ... Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing 1-844-413-1781 for domestic callers, or 1-716-247-5767 for international callers, and entering the reservation code 84649088 ... - ... -....

Academic ‘dead day’ is ‘dog day’ on campus April 28 (Lipscomb University)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
(Source. Lipscomb University). As the spring semester winds down and final exams are approaching, student stress levels can increase significantly ... Thursday a group of therapy dogs will be in Bison Square offering students an opportunity to relieve some of the pre-exam stress ... For help learning to relax, re-frame or to talk things out, call the University Counseling Center at 615.966.1781 or complete the online appointment request form....
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