The Passing of a Revolutionary Leader: Remembering George Washington
On this solemn day in 1799, George Washington, the first President of the United States and a key figure in the American Revolutionary War, passed away at his Mount Vernon estate. His death marked the end of an extraordinary life dedicated to the birth and establishment of the United States. Nearly two and a half […]
Rosetta Stone Found
On July 19, 1799, the Rosetta Stone was discovered by French soldiers who were rebuilding a fort in Egypt. This granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued in Memphis, Egypt, in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty became one of the most famous artifacts in archaeology. The text is written in three scripts: hieroglyphic, Demotic, […]