America As It Once Was: A Daily Gift
Author and historian David C. McCullough has said, “History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”
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Be inspired by fascinating men and women whose drive and determination transformed our country and our lives.
Author and historian David C. McCullough has said, “History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”
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Walk west on Spring Street, through SoHo, past the enticing restaurants and the tempting clothing shops, and after you pass Varick Street, you will come to a fire house that still looks like a fire house, but this one welcomes you in to hear stories and see old fire trucks and other memorabilia from some 225 years of fire fighting in Manhattan. The museum itself is a gem that is worthy of visits from old and young.
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Pioneer
Nancy Kelsey was 17 years old and the mother of an infant daughter when she became the first woman to travel to California on a wagon train in a group that included her husband, their baby, and about 30 men.
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