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A Day to Remember

Is it an ominous anniversary for a presidential election...or an auspicious one?

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JD Breen
Nov 05, 2024
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November 5, 2024

Atlanta, GA

Remember, remember the Fifth of November 

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot

– John Milton

When King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England, the petitions rolled in. Catholics and Puritans sought royal protection for their practices, and overt favors for th…

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