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Did George Washington Chop down the Cherry Tree?
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When George Washington was six years old, his father gave him a hatchet as a gift. When his father was away, young George went outside into the yard of his family's estate. And chopped down one of his father's prized cherry trees. When his father returned from business, he found the tree chopped down. He was angry and immediately went to his son and asked.
“George, did you chop down this cherry tree?”
And George replied honestly, “Yes father, I cannot tell a lie.”
At least, that's how the story goes. But is it true?
Sources:
www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cherry-tree-myth/
Inventing George Washington: America’s Founder, in Myth and Memory by Edward G. Lengel
www.nps.gov/articles/george-washington-and-the-cherry-tree.htm
An Analysis of the Scholarly Consensus Regarding George Washington and the Cherry Tree “Myth” by James Bish & Richard Gardiner, Ph.D.
Music:
Painting the World by Raymond Grouse
Music provided by Epidemic Sound.
When George Washington was six years old, his father gave him a hatchet as a gift. When his father was away, young George went outside into the yard of his family's estate. And chopped down one of his father's prized cherry trees. When his father returned from business, he found the tree chopped down. He was angry and immediately went to his son and asked.
“George, did you chop down this cherry tree?”
And George replied honestly, “Yes father, I cannot tell a lie.”
At least, that's how the story goes. But is it true?
Sources:
www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cherry-tree-myth/
Inventing George Washington: America’s Founder, in Myth and Memory by Edward G. Lengel
www.nps.gov/articles/george-washington-and-the-cherry-tree.htm
An Analysis of the Scholarly Consensus Regarding George Washington and the Cherry Tree “Myth” by James Bish & Richard Gardiner, Ph.D.
Music:
Painting the World by Raymond Grouse
Music provided by Epidemic Sound.
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diamond not diomond lol
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0:15 In the 21st century it will increase to 34.
He probably had cherry trees on his plantation, and with the fullness of time had to chop at least one of them down. Just, not as a child in a parable about honesty.
Wonderful, informative video
Love this channel, always covers cool little topics like this
"who does not punish his son severely"....was that a reference? lol
Great video. Unbiased.
My question was always why Washington had chopped down the tree.
Because little boys can be randomly destructive. I lived at a house with a Tale of the Back Fence, which used to not be there but was put up when two 5-7 year old brothers went over into the next property and made a game of snapping Every Single Cornstalk planted on the quarter acre. Next month, fence.
You’re wearing a woman’s shirt.
Next you're going to tell me he wasn't 12 stories tall and made of radiation.
Shiiiiiii, every kid in America was harboring under the impression that Christopher Columbus discovered America. So yeah... We all believed the cherry tree Washington story back then.
The story was like a 5 year-old’s bed time story, with clear intensions. I’m surprised anyone believes that it is true
Been missing your videos
From "I can not tell a lie" to "Honest Abe" to Donald " I am physically and mentally unable to stop lying" Trump. What a long, strange trip...
Gorge and Abe probably lied too at some point, people just like to weave stories of old people cause no one can disprove it, watch the video
Im not defending that despicable man, but there are nuances in life, not lying at all is such a stupid idea
And the Ace?
"Indian"-Persian numbers: Khwarazmi was persian Kushyar was persian Jamshid Kashani was persian
Ðis video was so important ðat we need þorn
BRITISH REPUBLIC NOW!!!
Thank you for this! You put a lot of work into this, I have been searching everywhere for something like this but there are so many writtings where they contradict each other that it can be frustrating. So thank you again 😊
As a Turk, I like this video. It was very informative. Thank you for your work.
For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
How about French titles where a duc (duke) outranks a prince unless it is a Prince of the Blood (member of the royal family).
yes please part 2 !! thank you
Get rid off the music to succed more finished views
Diomand? Charlamange? 🤣
Diomand?
HEBRISH INCANTATIONS FOR THE UNSUSPECTING GOYIM. 😂😂😂
Just want to warn any residents in Scotland against signing a contract with a company called *James Gibb Residential Factors* (or *James Gibb Property Factors).* This company has a long history of defrauding clients and dozens of homeowners have taken this company to _The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber,_ a kind of Magistrate's Court that deals with property or *factoring* disputes. (A *"factor"* is basically a property manager which manages a group of properties on behalf of landlords). *James Gibb Property Factors* charges clients for services they haven't provided and has no intention of providing. They even lie to their customers by claiming that they have *put out to tender* some work that needed to be done by third parties. When some homeowners asked *James Gibb Property Services* to provide documentary evidence that competitive tendering had taken place, the company refused to provide such evidence, saying only that they were not obliged to show proof. It then turned out that the company which had "won" the tendering process was NONE OTHER THAN A COMPANY THAT WAS 25% OWNED BY THE *WIFE* OF THE C.E.O. OF *JAMES GIBB PROPERTY FACTOR.* That is how corrupt this property factor is. uk.trustpilot.com/review/jamesgibb.co.uk
We still have these titles but now they are called CEO or trust fund baby
Before the 7 day week the egyptians had a 10 day week. I want a 4 day 40 hr work week
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I collect rare decks as a compulsive shopping outlet. I have a deck in the house.
You stated that Lucifer was once Helel, but did you also know that Satan's Angelic Name was Satanel?
Beelzebub was once Yophiel, Asmodeus was once Asmodel, Belphegor was once Belfagel, & Leviathan was once named Flumenel. But I don't know Mammon's former Angelic Name.
Or Samael
In future ain't nobody gon' get wha' dudes been sayin' now.
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Why Everybody Prefers English Speaking?
Absolutely Brilliant! Thank you very much!
So interesting.
ENGLAND, the greatest country on earth!
Chivalry’s just common sense isn’t it? 🤷♂️
Both me & my 13-year old daughter Isabella have this motto: “Bring Back Þorn!” which means that we both are activists for bringing back the letter þ (thorn).
The problems aren't very well presented here. 1a. Either (a) everything or (b) not everything has a cause. If A, an uncaused god cannot exist. If B, then we've torn out the heart of the cosmological argument (causality; things needing causes). 1b. Most cosmological arguments don't conclude with a god. (And guess what's required for an argument to be evidence of a god? *God needs to be the conclusion.* So that should be a huge red flag to anyone using these arguments.) 2a. That same mistake (failing to conclude with a god) afflicts Teleological Arguments. 2b. And of course evidence of the universe "appearing designed" is strangely absent from 2c. With the Watchmaker's Argument in particular, (a) it's reasonable to assume a human made a watch you found because of all the evidence you have of humans making similar things, yet (b) we don't have evidence of gods existing; let alone doing anything related to our universe (or anything else). 3. The Ontological Argument is a complete joke. Imagine the greatest possible anti-deity donut which prevented all gods. Now run the exact same "logic" of the ontological argument for the Donut, and you know why gods can't exist. (But not really, since the argument here isn't actually logical -- but if you think it logically proves god(s) do exist then I've just shown you conclusively, _by identical "logic",_ why gods can't exist.) 4. Saying things without evidence isn't a compelling argument. Yet that's all the moral argument does. It's two baseless assertions (claims without evidence): that (a) objective moral values exist, and (b) if they do, they're best explained by a god. Until evidence of both A and B surfaces, the Moral Argument should be dismissed as nonsense.
Ynys Mon (Anglesey ) a Island in North Wales didnt get a mention !! The Druids stronghold in Briton.
Great video but dude please lose the music, it's bad and makes watching the video really annoying in an environment that already has background music playing
Just like the periodic table of elements, alchemy is full of medal.
Appreciate your hard work. The information are really fascinating.
#bringbackthorn