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Marquis de Lafayette Historical Marker Unveiled for Return of the General 200 Years Later
The Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, will continue his tour today and tomorrow as part of the 200th anniversary of ...
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Lafayette Day 2: A General Returns to Area After 200 Years
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the last living major general from the American Revolutionary War, accepted an ...
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Whitesboro welcomes the Marquis de Lafayette on bicentennial farewell tour stop
Calls of “Vive Lafayette” rang out around Whitesboro’s village green as the village welcomed the Marquis de Lafayette in ...
Lafayette Helped Americans Turn The Tide In Their Fight For Independence And 50 Years Later, He Helped Forge The Growing Nation's Sense Of Identity
America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark ...
The Conversation4d
Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity
America divorcing France would have been news to Gilbert du Motier, better known as the Marquis de Lafayette. His commitment to the new country not only helped secure its independence, but it also ...
Clinton Square’s first big event: Hundreds cheer Marquis de Lafayette’s Syracuse visit in 1825
During the predawn hours of June 9, 1825, Clinton Square, in the very new village of Syracuse, was filled with people, probably for the first time. They stood in the fading light of fire illuminations ...
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Lafayette returns to Salem after 200 years
Major General Lafayette will ride into Salem at 2 p.m. on June 21 as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of his 1825 Farewell Tour of the United ...
Taste of Country5d
No, That Wasn’t Brantley Gilbert’s Zebra on the Loose
If you see a zebra on the loose, don't call Brantley Gilbert. While the country singer does own a zebra, his was not the one that was running rampant through the streets of Tennessee. "What's up ...
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'Little House on the Prairie' star Melissa Gilbert says being 'raggedy and dirty' landed her iconic role
Melissa Gilbert ditched the Hollywood glam to star in "Little House on the Prairie." The actress, who starred as Laura Ingalls, recently appeared on the "Hey Dude… The 90s Called!" podcast and ...