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Generally historians define the US "Founding Fathers" as men who were instrumental in the founding of the United States, in the Revolutionary war and in the creation and signing of a number of important documents: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and finally the Constitution. But of all of the many names of leaders during the time, there is only one who actually signed all four of those important documents. Roger Sherman played a vital role in the founding of the United States.
In 1906, a famed explorer saw something on the horizon that would lead an expedition of men to search for a magnificent land they hoped would be full of new and undiscovered treasures for science.
Sixty six years ago a new television show premiered. Bonanza, the saga of the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa ranch was made for the express purpose of selling color televisions, and it brought color to many lives.
On September 10, 1939 the British submarine HMS Oxley was sunk off the coast of Norway, for a loss of all but two of her crew. More shocking, however, was the circumstance of the boat’s loss, an event clouded by wartime secrets and propaganda.
