If you see lots of Stars and Stripes flying today, there's a good reason. It's the birthday of the U.S. flag, proposed by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. ...more

June 14, 2009

Did you know that the U.S. Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson when he was 33 years old? ...more

September 27, 2008

Earlier this This month, Americans marked the anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Some visited the site of the World Trade Center in New York; others gathered in a Pennsylvania field; and many attended ceremonies at the Pentagon. ...more

September 24, 2008

Earlier this This month, Americans marked the anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Some visited the site of the World Trade Center in New York; others gathered in a Pennsylvania field; and many attended ceremonies at the Pentagon. ...more

September 24, 2008

The U.S. Treasury secretary is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Palm Harbor scholar who sued to force the government to put on coins the images of 10 men he says were presidents before George Washington. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA – The U.S. Treasury secretary is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Palm Harbor scholar who sued to force the government to put on coins the images of 10 men he says were presidents before George Washington. ...more

June 19, 2008

Any schoolchild knows that George Washington was the first president of the United States. ...more

May 12, 2008

TAMPA – Any schoolchild knows that George Washington was the first president of the United States. That's a problem for Palm Harbor resident Stanley L. Klos, 54, a scholar of rare historical documents who is on a quest for recognition of the 10 men he says were president before Washington took the oath of office in 1789. ...more

May 7, 2008