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☆ A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A post in the historical documents section featured the image of a framed item purporting to contain a fragment of George Washington’s tent. The tent fragment came with a note saying it was taken from George Washington's tent that was on display in 1907. Symbols of Washington’s leadershipGeorge Washington’s tents, as explained by the museum, have nearly 250 years of history. Two hundred years ago, he started cutting away pieces of George Washington’s tents as souvenirs. Can you imagine the information and the things that were said within that tent?” Moore asked rhetorically.

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☆ George Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century graves
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Another key component was DNA from a living descendant of Samuel Washington. Samuel Washington, George Washington's younger brother, was buried in an unmarked grave at the cemetery at his Harewood estate (an interior view is pictured above) near Charles Town, West Virginia. Fortunately for the authors of the new study, “DNA analysis has come a long way since the early 2000s,” Cavagnino said. Further details came from 95,000 SNPs, an enormous volume of data targeting autosomal DNA (DNA that isn’t attached to sex chromosomes). “The search for Samuel Washington’s grave is no longer underway,” Marshall said.

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☆ 2-year Treasury yield falls as investors weigh economic outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 10-year Treasury yield was last more than 4 basis points to 4.25%. U.S. Treasury yields turned mostly lower Tuesday as uncertainty about the outlook for the economy and interest rates lingered. Treasury yields had climbed Friday as a hotter-than-expected producer price index report added to concerns about sticky inflation. Federal Reserve officials have said numerous times in recent months that their decision-making around when rate cuts will begin will be data-led. Investors have been hoping that rate cuts will take place sooner rather than later as concerns about the impact of elevated interest rates on the economy have spread.

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Either way, Washington paid little attention to his birthday according to Mountvernon.org, the website of the organization that manages his estate. The official designation is as Washington’s Birthday, although it has come to be known informally as Presidents Day. A small number of states, including Illinois, observe Lincoln’s birthday as a public holiday, according to the Library of Congress. And some commemorate both Lincoln and Washington on Presidents Day. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act took effect in 1971, moving Presidents Day to the third Monday in February.

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☆ 32 things you probably didn't know about Martin Luther King Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

He is the only American, other than George Washington, whose birthday is a national holiday. George Washington's birthday is celebrated on February 17. DeAgostini/Getty ImagesMartin Luther King Jr. Day became an officially observed holiday for schools, banks, and federal offices across the US in 1986 — making him the first non-president to have his birthday become a national holiday. But it took a while for all 50 states to get on board with honoring the activist. South Carolina was the final state to officially observe the national holiday in 2000.

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