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Selected Writing Of George Washington

Washington's writings include his Farewell Orders (1783), his First Inaugural Address (1789), his letter to the Turo Synagogue (1790) and his Farewell Address (1796). Each was unprecedented and uique. Why did he write them? Who were his audiences? How did he speek to achieve his purposes? Was he successful? Come and explore these questions.

Presented by Russ Bellavance 

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The Sphinx That Moved To Philadelphia

The lecture tells us the story of the Penn Museum's Sphinx ( the largest sphinx in the entire Western Hemisphere ) from its discovery in Egypt at Memphis in the early 20th century, its subsequent transport to Philadelphia concluding with a behind the scenes look at the engineering and human effort involved in moving such an object, both monumental and priceless in today's world. What is a Sphinx? What did a Sphinx represent to the ancient Egyptians? How did they move it? Let's find out!

Presented by Dr. Steve