OLIVER WILLCOX NORTON AND SHERMAN NEW YORKBy Jari Villanueva Oliver Willcox Norton (1839-1920) is best remembered as the first bugler to sound Taps. After the…
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A REMEMBRANCE It is with an extremely heavy heart that I report the death of James Swanson, the noted author, Lincoln scholar, and our good…
January can bring very cold weather to the Washington, D.C. area. Therefore, every four years, predicting the temperatures becomes a challenge. The forecasted snow and…
What is the piece of music played each time the President is announced? Where did that tune originate? “Hail To The Chief” Arranged by Jari…
A Living History Weekend will be held at the National World War One Memorial on Saturday and Sunday September 14-15, 2024 The Memorial is located…
Happy Birthday to our 30th President Calvin Coolidge, the only president born on July 4-Independence Day. In 1926 he spoke about the importance of the…
Baseball and The Star-Spangled-Banner It is performed at the start of every professional sports contest. Played by instrumentalists or sung by vocalists, it has become…
