American Footprints in the Old Country (Benjamin Franklin)
August 29, 2008
American Footprints in the Old Country
England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here.
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Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years
A real hero for Presidents’ Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences. It is a rarity to this day.
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The Great Seduction
The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money.
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University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published in journal Nature, finds that ants use tandem running technique in which learner ant trails along with teacher ant; David F Raikow of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and colleagues conduct study of chemical menadione, natural product that is called SeaKleen and is used to treat ballast water and its impact on dormant eggs of marine species bu…
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Tags: Washington, 1776, Jefferson
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