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Revising History

We can’t always rely on the educational system, or the “historical” documents, or the media, or Hollywood, to present us an accurate view of history.

Who is telling the story?

  On this date in 1620, Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower. Virginia settlers, having already celebrated the real first Thanksgiving at Berkeley Plantation in 1619, watched the events unfold on CNN. Of course, not many people know about the Thanksgiving at Berkeley. On a side note, a couple of years ago I …

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