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79World War 1 America Declares War on Germany
America was a reluctant to participate in World War 1, infact in august 1914 when the war broke out in Europe; President Woodrow Wilson issued a declaration of neutrality. Preferring to remain isolated...
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74Flag Day: Patriotism Isn't Just A Fad!
I never intended to write a series of holiday histories. I just wanted to do something nice for my parents. (On todaysrecipepro.com I have written pieces on Mother's Day and Memorial Day.) Nevertheless,...
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81The Zimmerman Telegram
In a recent Hub in his excellent series about World War I, Jimmy the Jock discussed the famous Zimmerman Telegram which was instrumental in getting the U.S. to enter World War I on the side of Britain and...
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69A Brief History of Flag Day in America
On visiting America for the first time, I was instantly struck by the unabashed prominence of the American Flag. Driving along the leafy cul-de-sac's of Pasadena's more affluent neighborhoods, traversing...
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71Obama Wins The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009
picture courtesy of MSN.com Okay, so Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. What does it mean and why did he win it? According to wikepedia: The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel prizes by the Swedish...
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85The United States, Kurdistan, and the Future of Iraq.
At the end of WWI, the victorious allies were creating a massive plan to divide what was left of the once great Ottoman Empire. The allies met in 1919 at the Versailles Conference where then US President...
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58Origins of Mother's Day in America
Mother's Day has become a very popular day for the family. Mom is (sometimes) lavished with gifts, but more importantly by expressions of love and gratitude from her children. The gifts are are just one mode...
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61President Woodrow Wilson
(Thomas) Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States: born in Staunton, Va., on December 28, 1856; died in Washington, D.C., on February. 3, 1924. Woodrow Wilson was the son of Joseph Ruggles...
72Is Obama a Great Visionary and Do We Want Another One?
This hub began as a comment to the marisuewrites hub about Barack Obama. I have expanded it to add content about Nixon and Truman, and added a lot of new historical references. It has evolved more into an...
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60The Power of Chaos2
Attaining Immortality By Jojo Josafat “Heroes are remembered, but legends never die” -The Sandlot I just found out immortality is possible. But in order to do this you need to know one thing:...
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