Monday, July 4, 2016

VGS Latest News & Tips: 4 July 2016

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Learn More About The Declaration of Independence:
The Charters of Freedom

How to Find Birth Records for Genealogy:
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Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave:
The New York Times
"Every year, about 275,000 people tour the Jack Daniel’s distillery here, and as they stroll through its brick buildings nestled in a tree-shaded hollow, they hear a story like this: Sometime in the 1850s, when Daniel was a boy,"
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How to Use Virtual Desktops in Windows 10:
How-to-Geek
"Virtual desktops were finally added as a built-in feature in Windows 10. If you’ve used Linux or Mac, you know this can be a very useful feature. If you open a lot of programs at once, this feature allows you to keep them organized."
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This Day In History: 4 July
1776: The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, is approved and signed by John Hancock–President of the Continental Congress–and Charles Thomson, Congress secretary. The state of New York abstains from signing.
1817: Construction begins on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
1826: Two of America’s founding fathers–Thomas Jefferson and John Adams–die.
1804 Birthday: Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (The Scarlet Letter).

State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Indiana:
1800: Indiana Territory settled
1808: Shakers formed colony on the Wabash River
1809: Illinois Territory was divided off of the Indiana Territory


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