Original Americans: Native Americans

Black History [should be African American History] was celebrated for one week, but in 1976 it was extended to a month. The original people that occupied the Americas do not have a week or a month. They are Native Americans who were incorrectly called Indians because Columbus thought he had sailed to western India. In Canada, they called themselves the people/tribes of the First Nation.
So many tribes are now extinct and so much of their cultures have been lost. There should be a time of the year set aside to the original Americans, whose history goes back tens of thousands of years and beyond to prehistorical with Clovis man.

Early American History: Quakers and Tolerance

The Dutch Republic of the 17^th century, also known as the Republic of the United Netherlands, had early settlements and outposts in the New World of North America. The colonial province was known as New Netherland that extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to southwestern Cape Cod which now are the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut that had small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

"... a time to every purpose ...A time for war, and a time for peace."

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; A time of war, and a time of peace. [Ecclesiastes 3:1-3:8]

Thomas Jefferson constructed his own version of the New Testament compiled with the doctrine of Jesus, in which he entitled it: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, which has come to be known and published as the Jefferson Bible. Jefferson excluded all the miracles of Jesus and most of what is supernatural, which include the four gospels concerning the Resurrection and any passages that portray, in the eyes of the Apostles, Jesus as divine. It was because Jefferson relied upon logic. He supported the Christian faith, but put together the book for his own reference, never intending to publish it or offend his fellow Christians. Only a few friends knew it existed and read it before he slept at night. 

REMEMBERING, A "Soldier's General": H. Norman Schwarzkopf – “Stormin’ Norman”

He was a "soldier's general". The troops called him Stormin’ Norman, but never in earshot of commanding officers, the name given him for his reputed temper; however, the troops had called him that for different reasons. General (4-star) Norman Schwarzkopf was called such a nickname because of his attitude about winning in combat and wars. The general was also called The Bear by some, based on his stature. I always will remember him as the smiling general who gave all for his troops and expected nothing less than what he would do. He was one of those heroes who lived its life, but did not put himself above his troops. Let’s face it, even to a non-commissioned officer such as myself, sometimes the presence of a general could make one nervous, especially one with four stars on each shoulder.

Does Anyone Know What Treason Is or Care?

The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides a definition for the word “TREASON” …

1 :  the betrayal of a trust :  treachery
2 :  the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family

The Oxford dictionary, which I usually use online, provides the following definition …

1[mass noun] The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government:
‘they were convicted of treason’
1.1 The action of betraying someone or something:

‘doubt is the ultimate treason against faith’
1.2historical The crime of murdering someone to whom the murderer owed allegiance, such as a master or husband.