Benedict Arnold
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2 NY sites recall infamous traitor's early heroics
-- Benedict Arnold is a hero again, at least temporarily at two upstate New York historic sites where his pre-treason exploits are being remembered.Arnold's heroic actions in the Revolutionary War's Battles of Saratoga are detailed in a new exhibit opening Read more »
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BOOK REVIEW: 'The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr'
In the early history of the United States, the names of two “might-have-beens” stand out. Each fought bravely in the American Revolution, though each was hamstrung by vanity, easily hurt feelings and a deep-seated rage against those men they considered u from Washington Times Read more »
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Letter: How a traitor turned the tide
The new Benedict Arnold exhibit at the Saratoga Battleground evokes history book memories of this mercurial American Revolutionary War general. Despite all his scheming, his self-serving illegal trading, and his final traitorous conduct at West Point, th from The Saratogian Read more »
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South Burlington artist recreates images from War of 1812
When I retired to Vermont in 1986, after 20 years of teaching history, I soon began to look for some ways to bring together my academic background and my love of painting. Then the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor began looking for voluntee from Burlington Free Press Read more »
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Here’s why you can’t really blame Facebook’s Eduardo Saverin for bailing on his taxes
Facebook’s IPO is tomorrow and one of its early founders, Eduardo Saverin, has renounced his U.S. citizenship before the stock goes public in order to save himself $67 million in taxes. The general consensus is that this makes him a traitor of Benedict A from death + taxes Read more »
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Sens. Schumer, Casey Unveil ‘Ex-PATRIOT Act’ In Response To Facebook Founder’s Move
Congress getting involved in the hottest story of the day, albeit marginally, is, in some ways, a watershed moment for the Eduardo Saverin as Benedict Arnold of a country he wasn’t born in meme. The Saverin story is an interesting one to the media becaus from Mediaite.com Read more »
