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Carousels In America - Things You Didn't Know

Upon reading this request, I thought of three things. First, I remembered having trouble climbing up onto a carousel horse and hanging on to it as it moved up and down in a simulated lope on an ancient...

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Top 10 DEFINING DOCUMENTS in American History

Of the millions of documents pushed across desks, jammed into file cabinets and argued over by politicians, which ones are most important to the United States of America? Which documents defined, more than...

1 comment    usa bill of rights us constitution
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States72

Facts About the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United StatesAbraham Lincoln was born in poverty. True to the American dream, he died as one of the greatest men in history. Abraham Lincoln presided over our country...

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Commemorative Abraham Lincoln antique postcard centennial souvenir, calling him "The Martyred President"67

Free Old Postcards with Abraham Lincoln Pictures

These colorful old postcards depict some of Abraham Lincoln's greatest achievements and are free to download.

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10 Historical Things You Might Need To Know

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven born 1770 in Germany. He was deaf, yet composed great music. One popular work of his was the Symphony #5 in c Minor. 2. The men on the moon hear nothing. Because vibrations can exist...

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One Nation Under God

Government Of The People, By The People, For The People The date is November 19, 1863. It has been 4 months since the battle at Gettysburg and the Civil War is not yet over. It has been 87 years since...

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Is Political Power More Important Than $$ ?

I received a request to write a hub on why Politicians spend so much money in order to get elected to an office that pays so little.  I will attempt to offer my thoughts although I have no special skill or...

12 comments    money government president obama
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How to improve communication

Gary Smalley, a Christian psychologist has an excellent video series called "Keys to Loving Relationships." I consider these videos really good tools to help with communication. He, along with others, uses...

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Greatness Personified61

The Government of the United States of America...

.., as powerful as is it, can crumble like a stale cookie if it loses its Legitimacy in the minds of the People. The actions of our (well-intentioned) Leaders in the face of this Economic Holocaust have...

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A Civics Quiz

With the elections almost upon us, I've begun to wonder how much voters really know about our government. With so much at stake, I think it's important that voters have at least a basic knowledge of the...

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