The Inauguration of George Washington
Plantation owner, farmer, state legislator and Revolutionary War hero George Washington, at age 57, wanted nothing more than ...
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Phoebe Burgess says she is 'triggered' by pictures of her and ex Sam
The influencer, 35, was being interviewed by hosts Sylvia Jeffreys and David Campbell about her new Vogue podcast when a picture of the Burgesses in happier times flashed up on screen. In an ...
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Prison time for Nebraska mom who aided daughter’s late-term abortion
Prosecutors say the body of the fetus was found burned and buried in a field. Authorities arrested the Burgesses, both residents of the city of Norfolk in northeast Nebraska, in June 2022 after ...
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Stonington Borough budget to address Wayland’s Wharf damage, climate change
Stonington ― Borough voters on Saturday approved the proposed $1,477,151 budget for 2024-25 which includes a tax rate ...
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Burgesses of Guild of the City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen
The Burgesses of Guild of the City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen ranks as one of the oldest civic institutions in Scotland. The Burgesses are first mentioned in historical documents in 1124 when ...
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Six years after fire, Milford's former Scribner's eyed for housing and eatery, West Haven owners say
Never reopened after a heavy fire almost six years ago, the Woodmont borough's landmark Scribner's Restaurant has been razed ...
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NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes
According to U.S. News & World Report, in 1758 George Washington was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses after he plied voters with beer, whiskey, rum punch, and wine. He did so after a ...
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BOROUGH OF STONINGTON Notice
BOROUGH OF STONINGTON Notice of passage of ordinance by Board of Warden & Burgesses on April 15, 2024 DRAFT Addition to SBO 10 Peddling, Vending, Soliciting in Stonington Borough. Section 4 ...
James Pfister: Peyton Randolph, the original founding father
Peyton was a transitional man, evolving in his life from being the English King’s attorney in Virginia to being president of the national Continental Congress, “the father of your country.” ...
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The 15 most important signers of the Declaration of Independence
Lee's prominent role in the events that shaped Virginia and the nation in the mid- to late 17th century, not least his 1758 election to the Virginia House of Burgesses—an assembly of elected ...
Pembroke celebrates as three men are granted freemen status
Three new men have been made freemen of Pembroke. The ceremony was held at Pembroke Town Hall Council Chamber on April 17.
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George Washington
Shortly after his election to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1758, he again resigned from the military. On January 6, 1759, Washington married the widow Martha Dandridge, gaining a loyal ...