Read more Thomas Jefferson stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32325/thomas-jefferson.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74234/its-un-american-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans everywhere ought to applaud 10-year-old Will Phillips, who told his teacher to "go jump off a bridge" after doing what we all should do: criticizing the Pledge of Allegiance. Phillips argued that because gay marriage isn’t legal, there isn’t “liberty and justice for all”—but forget his specific complaint...http://www.newser.com/story/74234/its-un-american-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63348/200-year-old-presidential-code-cracked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA code that stumped Thomas Jefferson and other cryptologists for over two centuries has finally been cracked, the Wall Street Journal reports. The cipher—sent to Jefferson in 1801 by mathematician Robert Patterson as an example of the perfect code—piqued the interest of defense cryptologist Lawren Smithline, who tackled...http://www.newser.com/story/63348/200-year-old-presidential-code-cracked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 2:31:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43387/remember-history-give-pirates-no-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US can learn from its 18th-century experience with piracy, Michael Oren writes in the Wall Street Journal . America had no Navy in 1785, so when the Barbary Pirates demanded a million-dollar tribute in exchange for free passage through the Mediterranean, America paid. That million dollars represented 10% of the...http://www.newser.com/story/43387/remember-history-give-pirates-no-quarter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Nov 2008 12:45:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43176/jefferson-hemings-history-wins-national-book-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe heart-wrenching and controversial history of Thomas Jefferson's secret family with slave Sally Hemings took the top prize for nonfiction at the National Book Awards last night, USA Today reports. Annette Gordon-Reed became the first African-American woman to win the prize for her detailed exploration of the lives of three...http://www.newser.com/story/43176/jefferson-hemings-history-wins-national-book-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 6:31:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41749/ranking-the-dads-in-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEnough with debates on Sarah Palin being a mommy and a vice president. A look at the best and worst fathers-in-chief, as compiled by Madeline Holler for Babble, starting with the worst: Thomas Jefferson only acknowledged (the white) half of the "kajillion kids" he had. FDR might have saved the...http://www.newser.com/story/41749/ranking-the-dads-in-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 15:08:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40310/the-oracle-forgot-one-thing-were-greedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf those who ignore history repeat it, Alan Greenspan must have slept through a few Constitutional history classes . In promoting the risky derivatives market, the former Federal Reserve chairman was depending on individuals' restraint and care for the greater good. But Americans just aren't that altruistic, as the Founding Fathers...http://www.newser.com/story/40310/the-oracle-forgot-one-thing-were-greedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Oct 2008 11:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39835/mudslingers-today-no-match-for-jefferson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 2008 presidential race is getting rough, but the combatants look well-mannered compared to mudslingers of the 19th century. Thomas Jefferson was called an “infidel” and an “unbeliever,” while John Adams was accused of possessing a “hideous hermaphroditical character.” Although “everybody always assumes there was a golden age of presidential...http://www.newser.com/story/39835/mudslingers-today-no-match-for-jefferson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Oct 2008 15:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35311/the-real-loser-at-the-pastor-rick-quisition-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDiscussion of whether John McCain or Barack Obama "won" Saturday’s Saddleback inquisition misses the point, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post . When the presidential candidates are publicly interrogated on their beliefs by a minister, even one as exemplary as Rick Warren, the only winner is the minister—and the...http://www.newser.com/story/35311/the-real-loser-at-the-pastor-rick-quisition-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 13:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31752/the-gospel-according-to-jefferson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThomas Jefferson cut and pasted together his own New Testament, removing everything he refused to believe—like miracles and the resurrection of Jesus, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dubbed the Jefferson Bible, it reflects his deist belief that God created the universe and let it run on its own. But...http://www.newser.com/story/31752/the-gospel-according-to-jefferson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jul 2008 16:55:03 CDT