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1. about 2 hours ago on Chip Bok

   Considering that Roanoke/Jamestown were settled as a challenge to the Spanish, we should focus on the English Colonies.

   Georgia was the only actual British colony, since it was settled in 1732. The Kingdom of Great Britain was established in 1707.

2. about 2 hours ago on Chip Bok

   Dang, you’re right. Thanks.

3. about 3 hours ago on Chip Bok

   Attempted. Good word. Yes. We saw where he was going. Decided not to go there.

4. about 4 hours ago on Chip Bok

   Jamestown wasn’t the first, that was Roanoke. Jamestown was the first successful colony.

5. about 4 hours ago on Chip Bok

   And Roanoke, before that. Yeah, it failed, but it’s still important.

6. about 4 hours ago on Chip Bok

   By the Spanish. Kinda important.

7. about 5 hours ago on Looks Good on Paper

   I still say, despite the evidence, that ice cream goes with everything.

8. about 6 hours ago on Chip Bok

   In his four volume biography of George Washington (an excellent book, Bok, you should read it) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and personal friend of Mr. Washington, John Marshall began his history of the United States in 1495, when King George the VII commissioned John Cabot to explore the New World and claim lands for England.

9. about 17 hours ago on MythTickle

   He’s Cerebus 2.0 Three personalities in one head.

10. about 23 hours ago on FoxTrot

    Yep. Plenty of time for a “break”, don’tcha think?