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Hip, Hip, Hooray! We are heading into July 4th and our nation's 245th birthday! But is July 4th, in fact, our Great Nation's begetting day?

Being polite, maybe it's not a good idea to ask a woman her age, and this is a good guideline for us to resist asking the USA how old she is. Because, if we do, 'OUR LADY' may be challenged in answering that question.

There are a number of people who believe that, on July 29, 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh founded Roanoke – what we now call the "Lost Colony." This settlement was apparently located in South Carolina.

The argument goes that it was Roan...