Comedy World Righteously Roasts Trump Over Gettysburg Gaffe
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The New Republic ^
| 4-16-24 | Hafiz Rashid
Speaking outside Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Donald Trump left everyone confused when he attempted to explain the Battle of Gettysburg, praised (and invented a quote from) Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and generally had no idea what he was talking about. When
his off-the-cuff remarks hit late-night television on Monday, the hosts couldn’t hide their laughter. . . .
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Thaddeus Stevens, the father of the 14th Amendment, returns to Gettysburg (new Statue)
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Hanover Evening Sun ^
| 2002 | Harrison Jones
Ross Hetrick, president of the Thaddeus Stevens Society, assists sculptor Alex Paul Loza, as they unveil the new Thaddeus Stevens statue in front of the Adams County Courthouse, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Gettysburg.
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Trans tennis coach Sasha Yates, who changed near female students in locker room and asked them about underwear and menstruation, is REHIRED at Gettysburg Area High School
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Daily Mail UK ^
| September 15, 2023 | Rachel Bowman
A transgender high school tennis coach has been rehired following a controversy that occurred in the girls' locker room. The
board of the Gettysburg Area School District in Pennsylvania voted 6 to 2 on September 5 to renew tennis coach Sasha Yates' contract. Yates' employment came under scrutiny after an incident in the fall of 2022 when the coach changed clothes in the girls' locker room, reports PennLive. The principal for Gettysburg Area High School, Jeremy Lusk, sent a letter to Yates about concerns raised with the administration about professional boundaries. Sources familiar with the matter say Yates did change...
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The Decline and Fall of Gettysburg
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American Thinker ^
| 3 September A.D. 2023 | T. S. Wiedler
Gettysburg is a small Pennsylvania town with a small school district, a small seminary, and a small college surrounded by apple orchards. It
is best known for the most important battle of the American Civil War and the location of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. ... Decline It is hard to say exactly when or how, but this community, which was built around a seminary, a Bible college, and then a battle, slowly turned secular. ...While the ghost industry was on the rise and the Christmas nativity was in decline, the seminary was in a nosedive. The Gettysburg Seminary, built...
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Civil War reenactors mark 160th anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg
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wgal.com ^
| June 30, 2023 | Ed Weinstock
Reenactors are marking the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the Civil War. Hundreds of spectators are watching history come alive at the Daniel Lady Farm. The annual battle reenactment has brought together 2,000 Union and Confederate reenactors for the three-day event. Some
of them are in their 70s and 80s and have been taking part for forty years or longer. The history buffs aren't just from the U.S. News 8 spoke to a man about why he came from Canada. "As a Canadian, there were hundreds if not thousands of what are now Canadians...
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The Battle of Gettysburg & the Big Lie of ‘It’s never been this bad’ – Terry Pluto’s Faith & You
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Cleveland Dot Com ^
| 1 July 2023 | Terry Pluto
As July 4 approaches, do we care about things like the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg? Do we think much about America’s Civil War and that it matters, or we are too stuck in our own private and political civil wars? After
all, it’s never been “this bad” in our country? Don’t we hear someone in the media say that, every week ... maybe every day? “At the doorway I saw a huge stack of amputated arms and legs, a stack as high as my head!” said Private William Southerton, age 21, 75th Ohio. “The most horrible thing...
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Gettysburg park officials found a 160-year-old unexploded artillery shell from the Civil War 👀
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Not The Bee ^
| Feb 9, 2023 | Harris Rigby
Over 50,000 Americans died at Gettysburg, making it the bloodiest battle of the bloodiest war in our nation's history. And
if you'd stepped on this sucker, you might have been the last casualty of the Civil War. From The Hill: According to the park, the shell was found within the Little Round Top rehabilitation project area in the southwest corner of Little Round Top, the site of a Union victory over the Confederacy on July 2, 1863, amid the Battle of Gettysburg. Officials with the park say the device dates to 1863. It weighs about 10 pounds, and measures about...
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Gettysburg College postpones event for people tired of 'White cis men' (open bigotry against straight white men)
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msn.com ^
| Houston Keene, Joe Silverstein
Gettysburg College has postponed a painting and writing event hosted by its Gender Sexuality and Resource Center for people who are "Tired of White cis men." The
private Pennsylvania college offered the event as part of a peace and justice, or "P&J," senior project, but has since postponed it after it was shared online. The event, originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12, told people to "come paint and write about" how they are tired of straight, White men. The pieces from the event would then be displayed in the school's dining hall for the campus to view. One anonymous Gettysburg...
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Sen. Doug Mastriano giving a tour at Gettysburg battlefield (little roundtop)
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Youtube ^
| Oct 18, 2022 | Ralph Cochran
Senator Mastriano gave the students of Veritas Academy a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield.
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'Someone complained': Cornell University Library removes Lincoln bust and Gettysburg Address
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washingtonexaminer.com ^
| June 29, 2022 | JEREMIAH POFF
The Cornell University Library has removed a bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a bronze plaque of the Gettysburg Address after reportedly receiving a complaint. Randy
Wayne, a professor of biology at Cornell, said the library had removed the display, which had been there since 2013, after "someone complained," the College Fix reported . In a statement to the Washington Examiner, university spokeswoman Rebecca Valli said the bust of Lincoln "was part of a temporary exhibit on the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address" and that it had been on display from 2013-2021. With the display gone, only an empty...
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Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point in Civil War "I invoke the influence of His Holy Spirit to subdue the anger" -Lincoln - American Minute with Bill Federer
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American Minute ^
| July 1, 2022 | Bill Federer
Washington, D.C., was in a panic! 72,000
Confederate troops were just sixty miles away near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Download as PDF ... What led up to this Battle? Two months before, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own men on May 2, 1863, and died shortly thereafter. Though Confederates won the Battle of Chancellorsville, the loss of Jackson was devastating, as most historians speculate that had Jackson been at Gettysburg two month later, the South may have won. Robert E. Lee was now under a time deadline. Mounting casualties of the war were...
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Cornell U. Library Removes Gettysburg Address, Lincoln Bust After ‘Complaints’
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Breitbart News ^
| 28 Jun 2022 | ALANA MASTRANGELO
A professor at Cornell University says the school’s library has removed a bronzed Gettysburg Address plaque and a bust of President Abraham Lincoln after somebody complained. “Someone
complained, and it was gone,” Cornell professor Randy Wayne (said), referring to a Gettysburg Address plaque and Lincoln bust that had been on display in the Ivy League university’s Kroch Library since 2013. The professor said that he had noticed that the items were gone after stopping by the library several weeks ago, adding that when he asked the librarians about it, they were unable to give any details, other than saying it...
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Cornell library removes Gettysburg Address, Lincoln bust
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The College Fix ^
| June 28, 2022 | Jennifer Kabbany
“Someone complained, and it was gone.” That’s
all Cornell University biology Professor Randy Wayne said he has been able to determine so far about the whereabouts of a longtime display in the Ivy League school’s Kroch Library of a bust of President Abraham Lincoln in front of a bronzed Gettysburg Address plaque. Wayne, a frequent visitor to the library, which houses Cornell’s rare and manuscript collections, said when he stopped in several weeks ago he noticed the display had been disappeared. “It’s been there since I can remember,” he told The College Fix in an interview. He asked the librarians...
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Gettysburg battlefield: Two popular tourist attractions closing to public
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York [PA] Daily Record via MSN.com | 3/21/22 and 5/26/22 | Teresa Boeckel
Little Round Top is expected to remain open through July 5, the National Park Service said recently. The
rehabilitation project, when it starts, will take about 18 months to complete. The site will close to the public when work begins. Meanwhile, crews continue to make repairs at Devils Den, which remains closed to the public.
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Republican US Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz campaigns in Gettysburg
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WGAL 8 NBC ^
| May 9, 2022 | Barbara Barr
The Pennsylvania primary is next week, and the race among Republicans running for U.S. Senate remains tight. Dr.
Mehmet Oz campaigned in Adams County on Monday afternoon. He spoke to voters at Battlefield Harley-Davidson in Gettysburg, and WGAL was the only television station to cover the event. State Rep. Dan Moul (R-91) announced his endorsement of Oz, along with businessman David LeVan. But polls show the former television show host still has work to do to win over Pennsylvania voters. He has a narrow lead over commentator Kathy Barnette and former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick. He told News 8's...
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Going To Gettysburg - need Advice, Recommendations, Etc
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9/7/21 | MplsSteve
In one week from today, The Wife (aka Mrs. MplsSteve) and I will be in Gettysburg for a few days. Obviously,
we're gonna visit the battlefield. We lined up a tour guide thru the Gettysburg Heritage Center and at least for the first night, we'll be staying at the Best Western on Steinwehr Avenue. I have a few travel brochures and have looked them over but I'm looking for any recommendations or advice on what else to see and do there. That includes places to stay that don't cost an arm and a leg as well as places to eat....
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Major Audit the Vote Rally Scheduled Next Tuesday, Aug. 17th, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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The Gateway Pundit ^
| August 13, 2021 | Jim Hoft
Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano and Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers will headline an “Audit the Vote Rally” next Tuesday August 17th in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The rally will start at 6:30 PM.
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Gettysburg restaurant temporarily closes after employees test positive for COVID-19
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WGAL TV Lancaster, PA ^
| 7/20/21 | Ed Weinstock
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — A long-time Gettysburg restaurant owner has temporarily closed his business because of COVID-19. Gettysburg Eddie's, a popular eating establishment on Steinwehr Avenue, is shut down until further notice after six employees tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Battlefield visitor nearly meets his Waterloo in Gettysburg public toilet
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The Guardian ^
| 1 May 2021
Assistant chief Joe Robinson told the York Daily Record they found a tree atop a vehicle but no one inside. Park
rangers told them the tree had trapped a man in the portable toilet. Robinson said crews treated it like a car entrapment, cutting away the tree with a chainsaw and then cutting the portable toilet open with another saw.
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Gettysburg Address 2020
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Free Republic ^
| December 15, 2020 | Pocono Pundit
Gettysburg Address 2020Twelve score and four years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a cold civil war, testing whether that Nation, or any nation so conceived and so
dedicated, can long endure. We are engaged on many battle-fields of that war — in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada. Will these fields of battle become the graveyard and final resting place for the free Republic that millions of American men and women risked or gave...
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