John Voris, Lead Coordinator's Events - Agile Philly2024-03-28T11:23:37Zhttps://agilephilly.ning.com/events/event/feed?xn_auth=no&user=0hetdklcfxljkHamiltontag:agilephilly.ning.com,2020-04-30:3783271:Event:8423492020-04-30T14:28:26.500ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttps://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p><span>Aaron Burr is most remembered for killing former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804</span></p>
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<p><span>But Alexander Hamilton is remembered for a lot more things than being in a duel.</span></p>
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<h1><em>The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr</em></h1>
<p>by Historian H.W. Brands talks about his book, “The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr,” which features a collection of letters between Burr and his daughter, Theodosia on…</p><br/><br/>Time:<a href="https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2024-07-11">July 11, 2024</a> all day<br/>Location:on an island in the Hudson River<br/>
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100 year old Kleenextag:agilephilly.ning.com,2020-01-29:3783271:Event:6733482020-01-29T15:07:37.046ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttps://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Kleenex_trademark">Kleenex trademark</span></h2>
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><div class="thumbcaption">Original 1925 Kleenex trademark…</div>
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</div><br/><br/>Time:<a href="https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2024-07-12">July 12, 2024</a> all day<br/>Location:Wisconsin<br/>
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Haiti Slave Reparationstag:agilephilly.ning.com,2020-07-22:3783271:Event:9521732020-07-22T14:22:31.978ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttps://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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<p>Haiti Slave Reparations are agreed to.</p>
<p>No, not to the enslaved peoples, but to their prior masters.</p>
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<p><a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/when-france-extorted-haiti-the-greatest-heist-in-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://getpocket.com/explore/item/when-france-extorted-haiti-the-greatest-heist-in-history</a></p><br/><br/>Time:<a href="https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2025-07-11">July 11, 2025</a> all day<br/>Location:The Isalnd of Haiti<br/>
Website or Map:<a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/when-france-extorted-haiti-the-greatest-heist-in-history">https://getpocket.com/explore…</a><br/>
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The Day the Tracks Changedtag:agilephilly.ning.com,2020-07-14:3783271:Event:9402952020-07-14T19:52:16.014ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttps://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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<p>One reason the South lost the Civil War was that there was no standard "gauge" (the distance from the left hand rail to the right hand rail). It had been mostly standardized in the Northern states.</p>
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<p>When standardized, trains can run from state to state - and freight and passengers do not need to be unloaded and reloaded at different cities.</p>
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<p>To FINALLY get the nation onto a standard gauge, there was a requirement to stop all traffic and move one…</p><br/><br/>Time:<a href="https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2026-05-31">May 31, 2026</a> all day<br/>Location:across the U.S.<br/>
Website or Map:<a href="http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html">http://southern.railfan.net/t…</a><br/>
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Lancaster County Shootingtag:agilephilly.ning.com,2019-07-03:3783271:Event:2697242019-07-03T16:28:23.237ZJohn Voris, Lead Coordinatorhttps://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
<p><a href="https://lancasterpa.com/amish/amish-school-shooting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://lancasterpa.com/amish/amish-school-shooting</a></p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nickel_Mines_School_shooting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nickel_Mines_School_shooting</a></p>
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<p>October 2 2006 is not long ago.</p>
<p>Long before Sandy Hooks, one crazy male entered an small Amish schoolhouse and held students hostage. 5…</p><br/><br/>Time:<a href="https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2026-10-02">October 2, 2026</a> all day<br/>Location:Lancaster County<br/>
City/Town:Bart Township<br/>
Website or Map:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nickel_Mines_School_shooting">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…</a><br/>
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