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78Famous Birthday Listings: December 28
Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!Below are some very famous celebrities (51 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have!These Famous...
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88World 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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68The USA's 47 Vice Presidents: John Adams to Joe Biden, 1789-2009
There have been 47 vice presidents of the United States of America, some VPs are VERY well known, others COMPLETELY obscure. Fate and forturnes often play a hand determining in which column each VP ends...
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66The Million Dollar Bill
This was a question that came up in my house a short time ago and no one really knew the answer for sure although the know it all daughter informed all of us to the point of argument that the million did...
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86The 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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72Flag 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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68A 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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55A Walk at Washington, DC’s National Harbor
This is a look at Washington, DC's newest tourist attraction. National Harbor is a beautiful place to walk on a sunny day.
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52Woodrow Wilson Lives in Infamy
In its first paragraph about Wood Wilson, Wikipedia tells us he was a leading intellectual of the Progressive Era. Our 28th president was once the President of Princeton University and the Governor of New...
56Washington - A Collection of Lightweights
This hub contains 777 words. There is a lot of noise about the Obama administration firing General Motors head Rick Wagoner as there should be.There are, I think, a lot of jerks in Washington. It bothers me...
