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98The American Revolution - A World War
It is common knowledge that France was America's ally during the American Revolution. What is not so well known is the fact that Spain secretly funded both the French forces and American forces fighting against Britain in the Revolution.
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8825 Greatest Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Album Covers
Back in tha day, when you purchased a new record, you not only got a slab of great rock music but also a beautiful album cover often worthy of framing. Here are some of the best.
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91The United States National Debt -- 233 years in the making
A history of the United States National Debt, from 1788 to 2009, in text and pictures. Ponder the true foundations of this $12 trillion and growing debt, the changes in policy and values along the way, the personalities involved and those major events that precipitated such cost.
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92Universal Health Care: Unconstitutional
A whole heck of a lotta talk, time, and idiocy has been dedicated to the universal health care (UHC) debate. Everyone's got their own point of view, and not a single person wants to listen to anyone else's point of view. Surely, something good can...
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90Fun US President Facts
To celebrate Presidents’ Day (and because I have the day off), please enjoy these fun facts! I hope you learn something new! 1. George Washington (1789-1797) · Wore false teeth, but instead of wooden teeth – they were made out of...
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88The Genius And The Neglect Of The Ninth Amendment
The development and ratification of the United States Constitution was one of the greatest breakthroughs for governance in world history. One of the promises that secured the ratification of this document was the promise that a "Bill of Rights"...
36 comments![A Short History of American Panics, Recessions, Depressions: Why Conservative Economics Can't Work (5-13-2012) [32*29]](http://s1.hubimg.com/u/4319908_100.jpg "A Short History of American Panics, Recessions, Depressions: Why Conservative Economics Can't Work (5-13-2012) [32*29]")
86A Short History of American Panics, Recessions, Depressions: Why Conservative Economics Can't Work (5-13-2012) [32*29]
The debate as to whether Conservative or Progressive economic theory was better for the country. The best way to measure that, I think, is to look at the history of Panics, Recessions, and Depressions in America since its foundings and compare that with which economic theory was in place at the time. This hub will also consider if the instant economic theory had anything to do with the economic downturn or its recovery.
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87George Washington: The Precedent President
America's first president, George Washington was keenly aware of his importance as the nation's first president, once remarking that "There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not be hereafter drawn into precedent." This essay provides an overview of Washington's actions as America's first president and how his actions established precedents for the American nation today.
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84The Founding Fathers
George Washington relinquished near-absolute political power when equally ambitious but less principled men would have reached for more. He was the epitome of gravity, propriety, patriotism, and patient virtue. President Washington was morally...
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85History Smackdown - "The Compromise of 1790". Part I
A look at the famous "Compromise of 1790" between Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Congressman James Madison, and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton that settled the nation's debts and decided on a permanent location of its capital. Is the traditional telling the way it went down? Or was there more to it?
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