Submitted by the author Dorothy Graham Gast –“I was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but spent most of my childhood on the family farm in Romulus southwest of town surrounded by family, grandparents, aunts and uncles.” The Sound of a Diploma by Author Dorothy Graham Clements Gast More by Dorothy Graham Clements Gast This fall my […]
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Have you ever visited the oldest house in New Jersey, the Trent House? It has a history tied to America’s founding days
The home of the man who Trenton, New Jersey is named after is still standing and many people have never visited it. The home was built in 1719 as a summer home for William Trent. He died on Christmas Day, 1724, and a legend persists that Trent was poisoned by a disgruntled slave. Strong ties to America’s History The home […]
A bigger bang for your buck – can you guess who first used this phrase?
Today ‘A Bigger Bang for your Buck’ means that you get more for your money. However, most sources credit US Defense Secretary Charles Wilson as the source of the expression ‘a bigger bang for your buck’ in reference to a new policy of using nuclear weapons in any conflict bigger than what they called ‘a brush-fire […]