George Washington, America’s First Spymaster

February 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Today is President’s Day.  George Washington’s Birthday is February 22nd, but since 1971 the federal holiday was uprooted from the fixed date and transplanted to the third Monday in February.  Sadly, most Americans think of George Washington’s Birthday as a sales bit on car commercials and without much thought about the Patriot that led America […]

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Discovery Times Square Exhibit: SPY-The Secret World of Espionage

July 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Last week we stepped into the secret world of spying at the new exhibit at Discovery Times Square.  We have been to the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. and loved it so much that I looked into the Spy-In-Training Program for my son. The price was reasonable, but my son is 13, and the […]

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