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Posted by: Jim Martin
Today's blog post comes from a former Law Library employee on Francis Channing Barlow.
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Posted by: Jim Martin
Two hundred and fifty years ago on Monday, February 27, 1773, the building of an Anglican church was completed in Alexandria, Virginia. This particular church has historical importance because of its association with George Washington, local planter, commanding general of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and first President of the United States. …
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Posted by: Jim Martin
A legal perspective on the musical The Music Man
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Posted by: Jim Martin
The Pic of the Week shows a French translation of the American Bill of Rights from 1790.
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Posted by: Jim Martin
Friday, October 27 marks the 335th anniversary of the founding of the city of Philadelphia by William Penn.
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Posted by: Jim Martin
On this day in 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed into law a bill making The Star Spangled Banner the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics were taken from a poem by attorney Francis Scott Key who was inspired to write after witnessing the Royal Navy’s bombardment of Fort McHenry while on board ship …
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Posted by: Jim Martin
I work in a building on an opposite corner from the United States Capitol Building. The Capitol Building is truly a beautiful and monumental structure; a place where many of the civic events of our national government, such as the recent inauguration are held. It so happens that I have two pieces of the Capitol …
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