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If you go to Sandy Hook today to see the tall ships, this is what you'll see..... oh and it was 94 degrees and no breeze at 6:45 am 🙂 Enjoy. - Here's a little history we did about United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE America's tall ship - https://mrlocalhistory.org/the-impresssive-american-eagle/
Did You Know? America’s First Penny Carried a Powerful Message of Unity 🇺🇸
In 1787, the young United States issued the Fugio Cent, widely recognized as America’s first official circulating penny. Designed with ideas attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the front featured a sundial with the words “FUGIO” (“Time Flies”) and the timeless reminder “MIND YOUR BUSINESS”—encouraging hard work and personal responsibility.
Turn the coin over, and you’ll find one of the most meaningful designs in American history: 13 interlocking chain links, each representing one of the original states, surrounding the words “WE ARE ONE.” At a time when the new nation was struggling to hold together under the Articles of Confederation, the message was simple but profound: the strength of America depended on the unity of its states.
More than two centuries later, that little copper coin remains a powerful reminder that our nation was built not just on independence—but on the idea that together, we are stronger than apart.
