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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86830)
• United States
2 Aug 22
Today is a pretty significant day in American World War II history. It wasn’t then, 79 years ago, but the legend grew later, thanks to the 1960 presidential election.
On August 2, 1943, a patrol torpedo, or PT, ship was...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
29 May 20
National Biscuit Day
Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day - In the 1900s people would put pieces of cloth or linen from their bedrooms in their larders which was believed to bring good fortune and prosperity. Larders were replaced...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
19 May 20
Boy's Club Day
National Devil's Food Cake Day
1743 - Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale.
2018 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, with an estimated...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
21 Feb 17
What if someone gave you a million dollars? What would you do with it? Would you just spend it on whatever you wanted? Would you invest it, or would you SHARE it with your family and friends?
You may not know this, but when...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
13 Jan 17
In the 1800s, there were many sail-powered whaling ships. The crews of these ships experienced great excitement and plenty of danger, but there were also a lot of days and even weeks of boredom on the open sea.
To pass the time...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
10 Nov 16
Richmond, Virginia
With all the political news going on, I was reminded today that in 1990, L. Douglas Wilder became the nation’s FIRST elected black governor when he took the oath of office in Richmond, Virginia. I live just...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
8 Nov 16
Did you know that on November 1st , 1800, John Adams moved into the newly completed “President’s House” later called the “White House.” That was over 216 years ago. George Washington never lived in the White House.
The...
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Linda Cann Pearson
@LindaCPearson (2240)
• United States
3 May 16
No joke. That’s the latest scoop regarding Trump’s vendetta against Ted Cruz and it’s a mighty strange and a very ugly one.
Cruz is fighting back on the media, saying his father has always been his hero, that Trump, someone who...
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Apr 16
The only Stephen King book I had ever read was a recent on called "11-22-63 (2011). It was a time travel novel about a man in 2011 who finds a way back to 1962 in an effort to stop the assassination of President John F. Kennedy....
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Ronald Franklin
@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
28 Feb 16
I've been watching a replay of a presidential primary debate on CSPAN, and I'm amazed!
This debate was civil and respectful. The questions were about real issues, not personalities. And the candidates answered them in detail with...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
4 Feb 16
Tell about your first visit to a foreign country, or to another area in your own country.
My first visit to another country, was to Okinawa, Japan, in 1962. My husband was in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Kadena Air...
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its-logos-plus-logic
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
14 Oct 09
I caught pieces from a speeche of John Kennedy recently.. I learned that he sounded pretty big on defense.. and he said the U.S. should remain strong to prevent communism being successful in South America.. Do you remember John F....
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TheGypsyDad
@TheGypsyDad (391)
• Canada
29 Aug 09
This was an incredible speech that has not been given much attention, well it did get some attention back then when he delivered it. What do you think was the relevance of this speech and did it have any impact on the average...
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jillhill
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
21 Sep 07
I think I have a good memory. I can remember minute details about events that happen years ago....much to everyone's dismay! But I can't remember dates. I can remember where I was when J.F.K died........what I was wearing (I was...
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