Patrick Henry being given credit for something he might not have said is one example of OA.
a possible limitation in the historical record.
ОВ.
a possible limitation on primary sources.
OC.
authors trying to discredit a famous person.
OD.
historians claiming other people's work as their own.

it's a secular holiday. it is and was a custom developed to recognize the ending of a time and a wish for a good future. the kind of kiss you exchange, if you are single, is intended to predict what kind of year you will have in the coming year.

it is saying good bye to the last year with all its ups and downs, and hello to the new year, with all its hopes and dreams.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.