Rochambeau Returns

This weekend Newport will be celebrating the 225th anniversary of the arrival of General Rochambeau and the French Army to Newport. Rochambeau's army was sent to assist Washington and played an important role at the Battle of Yorktown where the British army under Cornwallis surrendered.

The Brigade will be holding an encampment at Fort Adams and numerous other events are planned for the weekend. On the schedule is a reception at the Naval War College for the French Ambassador, the Governor and other state and local officials. On Saturday the Colony House will host a reception and David McCullough (my favorite historian) author of "1776" is expected to attend.

Students living in New England and studying early American history just need to walk around the center of most towns and read house plaques and statue markers to get a good understanding of how much this area of the country has contributed. While Boston may be home to The Freedom Trail, most New England towns have their own share of early American history.

Other musings:

Don't miss an interesting article on the history of presidential surprises when choosing justices that appeared on the front page of The New York Times (NYT) on July 5, 2005.

Finished The NYT crossword for the third day in a row.